Definitions for Laudian

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Laudian Laud·i·an

Spelling: [law-dee-uh n]

IPA: /ˈlɔ di ən/

Laudian is a 7 letter English word.

You can make 135 anagrams from letters in Laudian (aadilnu).

Definitions for Laudian

noun

1. a supporter of Archbishop Laud or of Laudianism.

adjective

1. of or relating to Archbishop Laud or his beliefs, especially that the Church of England preserves more fully than the Roman Catholic Church the faith and practices of the primitive church and that kings rule by divine right.
2. noting or pertaining to a style of English Gothic architecture of the early 17th century, characterized by a mixture of medieval and Renaissance motifs, attributed to the influence of the policies of Archbishop Laud.

Origin of Laudian

First recorded in 1685-95; Laud + -ian

Examples for Laudian

These Edwardine statutes, as they were called, remained nominally in force till the Laudian statutes replaced them.

The church was weak, for the Laudian system was disliked by the nation.

The doors of the screen belong to the Laudian revival, and bear the arms of Charles the First.

The pulpits of the Laudian clergy resounded with the cry of "passive obedience."

Under the Laudian statutes the very examiners became corrupt.

Much less can that tradition be confused with the doctrine of the Laudian or of the Tractarian School.

Scarcely any one wished to see the Laudian ceremonies upheld.