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freethinker

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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.
freethinker
Noun
a person who forms his or her ideas independently of authority, esp. in matters of religion
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.freethinker - a person who believes that God created the universe and then abandoned it
deist
nonreligious person - a person who does not manifest devotion to a deity


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Judge Driscoll could be a freethinker and still hold his place in society because he was the person of most consequence to the community, and therefore could venture to go his own way and follow out his own notions.
Pudd'n'head Wilson by Twain, Mark View in context
Socrates is nowhere represented to us as a freethinker or sceptic.
Apology by Plato View in context
To all this her mother replied that Alexandra was a freethinker, and that all this was due to that "cursed woman's rights question.
The Idiot by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
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