altitudinarian means lofty in doctrine, aims, etc. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
altitudinarian is pronounced /ˌæltɪˌtjuːdɪˈnɛəɹi.ən/.
Why “altitudinarian” is a great word
ALTITUDINARIAN — [Adjective / Noun] Lofty in doctrine, aims, or principles. From Latin altitūdin- (stem of altitūdō, "height"), from altus ("high") + -tūdō (noun-forming suffix), combined with the English suffix -arian (denoting an adherent). Unlike "dogmatic," which enforces rigid adherence, or "idealistic," which pursues hopeful visions, altitudinarian denotes a principled elevation that courts detachment. It is the reformer drafting a perfect constitution for a nation that does not exist, the theologian debating angelic hierarchies while the soup kitchen closes, the philosophical system of such rarefied logic that human experience cannot breathe within it—a grandeur measured by its distance from the human ground.
adj
- Lofty in doctrine, aims, etc.“the altitudinarian theory”
noun
- One who is lofty in doctrine, aims, etc.