attitudinarian

attitudinarian
attitudinarianism, n.
/at'i toohd'n air"ee euhn, -tyoohd'-/, n.
a person who assumes attitudes or poses for effect.
[1745-55; attitudin- (see ATTITUDE; by analogy with nouns ending in the L suffix -tudo, s. -tudin- -TUDE) + -ARIAN]

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