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laxist

laxist

9.9
A person who is too relaxed about moral or religious rules
  • noun
  • /ˈlæksɪst/
translation icon : laxista
  • Many parents believe that being a laxist can lead to a lack of discipline in their children's upbringing.

Examples

  • For instance, last year we saw Julia Fleming's noteworthy manuscript on the probabilist Juan Caramuel, long dismissed as an irrelevant laxist.

    Academic text (2009)

  • The laxists must have been highly concerned to readmit the wealthy lapsi to communion because without them, the church would face a real crisis in its ability to care for the needs of the faithful poor.

    Academic text (2004)

  • From the United States, Julia Fleming studies the so-called "prince of laxists," the 17th-century Spanish Cistercian Juan Caramuel.

    Academic text (2008)

  • At the meeting, some members argued that a laxist approach to the rules could undermine the integrity of the organization.

  • Critics of the new policy said it was designed by a laxist who didn't take moral standards seriously.

Synonyms

latitudinarian
vslaxist
9.9

Being open to different religious opinions and practices

is more permissive and shows excessive leniency toward moral or religious rules

Antonyms

disciplinarian
11 6.6

A person who makes others follow strict rules

How Lenient

laxist
9.9
moderate
85 4.6
rigorist
  • Formal
9.5

Surface Forms

laxist singular
laxists plural

Morphology

laxist = lax (transparent) = lax + ist

The noun meaning 'a person who is permissive' is a straightforward agentive use of '-ist' on 'lax', which learners can deduce.

Etymology

Laxist The noun laxist comes from lax 'loose' and the ending -ist 'person who', so a laxist is a person who is not strict about rules, often in moral or religious matters.