free-thinker

  • 1free-thinker — 1690s, from FREE (Cf. free) (adj.) + agent noun from THINK (Cf. think) …

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  • 2free-thinker — free thinkers N COUNT (approval) If you refer to someone as a free thinker, you admire them because they work out their own ideas rather than accepting generally accepted views …

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  • 3free thinker — variant UK US Main entry: freethinker …

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  • 4free thinker — freethinker UK [ˌfriːˈθɪŋkə(r)] / US [ˌfrɪˈθɪŋkər] or free thinker UK / US noun [countable] Word forms freethinker : singular freethinker plural freethinkers someone who forms their own opinions rather than following what other people think or… …

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  • 5free-thinker — n. Sceptic, unbeliever, infidel. See deist …

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  • 7Free-Thinkers — • Those who, abandoning the religious truths and moral dictates of the Christian Revelation, and accepting no dogmatic teaching on the ground of authority, base their beliefs on the unfettered findings of reason alone Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin …

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  • 8Free Will — • The question of free will, moral liberty, or the liberum arbitrium of the Schoolmen, ranks amongst the three or four most important philosophical problems of all time Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Free Will     Free Will …

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  • 9free — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb VERB + FREE ▪ struggle to, try to ▪ She struggled to free herself from his grip. ▪ manage to PREPOSITION ▪ from …

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  • 10thinker — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brilliant, great ▪ Einstein was one of the world s greatest thinkers. ▪ influential, leading ▪ deep, profound …

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