freethinker

[ free-thing-ker ]

/ ˈfriˈθɪŋ kər /

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noun

a person who forms opinions on the basis of reason, independent of authority or tradition, especially a person whose religious opinions differ from established belief.

Origin of freethinker

First recorded in 1685–95; free + thinker

SYNONYMS FOR freethinker

skeptic, agnostic; atheist.

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OTHER WORDS FROM freethinker

freethinking, adjective, noun

Words nearby freethinker

free-swimming, free-swinging, freetail, free-tailed bat, Free Territory of Trieste, freethinker, free thought, free throw, free throw lane, free throw line, free-to-air

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Example sentences from the Web for freethinker

Rousseau was a freethinker, but Rousseau had his daughters baptized all the same.
Romantic Spain|John Augustus O'Shea
The Archbishop's sermons are hard for a Freethinker to criticise.
Flowers of Freethought|George W. Foote
Aristophanes was more of a politician and a patriot, Lucian more of a freethinker, Horace more of a simple pococurante.
Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860|George Saintsbury
Their writer was modern in the extreme, thoroughly blas, an advanced Liberal, a freethinker in the literal sense of the word.
Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature - 6. Young Germany|Georg Brandes

When young I was sincerely pious, and you have made me a freethinker.
The Inferno|August Strindberg

British Dictionary definitions for freethinker

freethinker

/ (ˌfriːˈθɪŋkə) /

noun

a person who forms his or her ideas and opinions independently of authority or accepted views, esp in matters of religion

Derived forms of freethinker

freethinking, noun, adjective

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单词	freethinker
释义	freethinker [ free-thing-ker ] / ˈfriˈθɪŋ kər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR freethinker ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person who forms opinions on the basis of reason, independent of authority or tradition, especially a person whose religious opinions differ from established belief. Origin of freethinker First recorded in 1685–95; free + thinker SYNONYMS FOR freethinker skeptic, agnostic; atheist. SEE SYNONYMS FOR freethinker ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM freethinker freethinking, adjective, noun Words nearby freethinker free-swimming, free-swinging, freetail, free-tailed bat, Free Territory of Trieste, freethinker, free thought, free throw, free throw lane, free throw line, free-to-air Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for freethinker Rousseau was a freethinker, but Rousseau had his daughters baptized all the same. Romantic Spain\|John Augustus O'Shea The Archbishop's sermons are hard for a Freethinker to criticise. Flowers of Freethought\|George W. Foote Aristophanes was more of a politician and a patriot, Lucian more of a freethinker, Horace more of a simple pococurante. Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860\|George Saintsbury Their writer was modern in the extreme, thoroughly blas, an advanced Liberal, a freethinker in the literal sense of the word. Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature - 6. Young Germany\|Georg Brandes When young I was sincerely pious, and you have made me a freethinker. The Inferno\|August Strindberg British Dictionary definitions for freethinker freethinker / (ˌfriːˈθɪŋkə) / noun a person who forms his or her ideas and opinions independently of authority or accepted views, esp in matters of religion Derived forms of freethinker freethinking, noun, adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to freethinker skeptic, atheist, infidel, libertine, agnostic
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freethinker

noun

Origin of freethinker

SYNONYMS FOR freethinker

OTHER WORDS FROM freethinker

Words nearby freethinker

Example sentences from the Web for freethinker

British Dictionary definitions for freethinker

noun

Derived forms of freethinker

Words related to freethinker