WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Laud•i•an
(lô′dē ən),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
- Religionof or pertaining to Archbishop Laud or his beliefs, esp. 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.
- Architecturenoting 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.
n.
- Religiona supporter of Archbishop Laud or of Laudianism.
- Laud + -ian 1685–95
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