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Webster 1913 Edition


Freethinker

Free′thinkˊer

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Noun.
One who speculates or forms opinions independently of the authority of others; esp., in the sphere or religion, one who forms opinions independently of the authority of revelation or of the church; an unbeliever; – a term assumed by deists and skeptics in the eighteenth century.
Syn. – Infidel; skeptic; unbeliever. See
Infidel
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Webster 1828 Edition


Freethinker

FREE'THINKER

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Noun.
A softer name for a deist; an unbeliever; one who discards revelation.

Definition 2024


freethinker

freethinker

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freethinker (plural freethinkers)

  1. A person who has formed their opinions using reason and rational enquiry; somebody who has rejected dogma, especially with regard to religion.

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