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Freethinking

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free·think·er  (frthngkr)
n.
One who has rejected authority and dogma, especially in religious thinking, in favor of rational inquiry and speculation.
freethinking adj. & n.
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Noun1.freethinking - the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct
rationalism
doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought - a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school


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Hence it follows of necessity, that vast numbers of our people are compelled to seek their livelihood by begging, robbing, stealing, cheating, pimping, flattering, suborning, forswearing, forging, gaming, lying, fawning, hectoring, voting, scribbling, star-gazing, poisoning, whoring, canting, libelling, freethinking, and the like occupations:" every one of which terms I was at much pains to make him understand.
Gulliver's Travels by Swift, Jonathan View in context
She was more affected by the request of the committee of a freethinking club, established in the town by some of the factory hands (which he had striven against with might and main, and nearly suppressed), that some of their number might be allowed to help bear the coffin, than by anything else.
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