Laudian

American  

[law-dee-uhn] / ˈlɔ di ən /

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.

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noun

1. a supporter of Archbishop Laud or of Laudianism.

Laudian British  

/ ˈlɔːdɪən /

adjective

1. Church of England of or relating to the High-Church standards set up for the Church of England by Archbishop Laud

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Etymology

Origin of Laudian

First recorded in 1685–95; Laud + -ian

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Example Sentences

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Laudian

But strange to say, previously to this, in the Laudian Scottish Prayer-Book, Psalm xxiii. had been substituted for Benedicite.

From The Three Additions to Daniel, a Study by William Heaford Daubney

Scarcely any one wished to see the Laudian ceremonies upheld.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History by Various

The MS. from which the present poem is printed is in the Laudian collection in the Bodleian Library, where its old mark is K 60, and its present one Misc.

From The Lay of Havelok the Dane by Unknown

To silence these the infatuated policy of Charles I. thrust the Laudian Liturgy on the nation.

From A Short History of Scotland by Andrew Lang

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

From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Edward Conybeare

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