laxist

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UK/ˈlaksɪst/

noun

Someone promoting lax views or relaxed interpretations of something.

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Meanings

nounlaxist (plural laxists)

plural laxists

  1. lifestyleSomeone promoting lax views or relaxed interpretations of something.
adjectivelaxist (comparative more laxist, superlative most laxist)

comparative more laxist · superlative most laxist

  1. lifestylePromoting a lax view or interpretation of something.

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

    2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 248

Origin

From lax + -ist.

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APA

laxist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laxist

MLA

“laxist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laxist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “laxist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laxist.

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