freethinking

freethinking
noun or adjective see freethinker

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • freethinking — noun The principles of a freethinker; free thought …   Wiktionary

  • freethinking — Synonyms and related words: broad minded, broad mindedness, catholicity, free thought, humanism, latitudinarian, latitudinarianism, liberal, liberalism, liberalistic, liberality, liberalness, liberation, libertarian, libertarianism, libertine,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • freethinking — n. formation of beliefs and opinions which are often opposed to those held by the majority (especially on religious matters) adj. holding beliefs and opinions which are often opposed to those held by the majority (especially on religious matters) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • freethinking — noun the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct • Syn: ↑rationalism • Hypernyms: ↑doctrine, ↑philosophy, ↑philosophical system, ↑school of thought, ↑ism …   Useful english dictionary

  • freethinker — freethinking, adj., n. /free thing keuhr/, n. a person who forms opinions on the basis of reason, independent of authority or tradition, esp. a person whose religious opinions differ from established belief. [1685 95; FREE + THINKER] Syn. skeptic …   Universalium

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