Home › Words › L › laudianlaudianlaudian means A supporter of an early 17th-century reform movement within the Church of England, promulgated by Archbishop William Laud, that rejected the predestination upheld by the previously dominant Calvinism in favour of free will, and hence the possibility of salvation for all.EtymologyFrom Laud + -ian.nounA supporter of an early 17th-century reform movement within the Church of England, promulgated by Archbishop William Laud, that rejected the predestination upheld by the previously dominant Calvinism in favour of free will, and hence the possibility of salvation for all.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.canterburian 67% match — Synonym of Laudian. vs laudian →canterburianism 65% match — Synonym of Laudianism. vs laudian →admonitionist 56% match — One who admonishes, or believes in a policy of doing so. vs laudian →lollard 56% match — A member of a sect of early reformers in Germany. vs laudian →blackloist 55% match — One of a school of dissident English Roman Catholics in the 17th–18th centuries, opposed to ultramontanism and advocating obedience to secular authorities and dogmatic views similar to Jansenism. vs laudian →laodiceanism 55% match — The quality of being Laodicean; lukewarmness in religion. vs laudian →prorevivalist 55% match — A supporter of revival or revivalism. vs laudian →laestadian 55% match — A member of the Laestadianism religious movement. vs laudian →