laxist

English

Etymology

From lax +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈlaksɪst/

Noun

laxist (plural laxists)

1. (chiefly theology) Someone promoting lax views or relaxed interpretations of something.

Adjective

laxist (comparative more laxist, superlative most laxist)

1. (chiefly theology) Promoting a lax view or interpretation of something.
   • 2002, Colin Jones,The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 248:

     The Jesuits, it was charged, championed a laxist theology which encouraged rather than deterred sin [...].