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Latitudinaʹrians

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A sect of divines in the time of Charles II., opposed both to the High Church party and to the Puritans. The term is now applied to those persons who hold very loose views of Divine inspiration and what are called orthodox doctrines.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Last of the Romans
Last of the Tribunes (The)
Last of the Troubadours
Lat (El)
Lateran
Lath or Lathe
Lather
Latin
Latin Learning
Latinus
Latitudinarians
Latona
Latria and Dulia
Lattice or Chequers
Laugh in One’s Sleeve (To)
Laugh on the Other Side of Your Mouth
Laughing Philosopher
Laughing-stock
Laughter
Launce
Launcelet

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Latitudinarians