- freethinking
- noun or adjective see freethinker
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
freethinking
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Freethinking — Free think ing, n. Undue boldness of speculation; unbelief. Berkeley. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
freethinking — index liberal (broad minded), licentious, radical (favoring drastic change), skeptical Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
freethinking — (zandaqa) In Muslim heresiology, a sort of malleable gray zone between innovation and unbelief. Al Shahrastani characterizes it in terms of ‘the exclusive, willful use of [personal] opinion’ (al istibdad bi al ra’y) rather than reliance upon… … Islamic philosophy dictionary
freethinking — See freethinker. * * * … Universalium
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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