freethinker
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7.1
- noun
- /ˈfriːˌθɪŋkər/
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- The rally was advertised as the largest ever gathering of atheists, agnostics, freethinkers, and other assorted faithless folks.
- freethinker and humanist
- freethinkers and atheists
Examples
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Well, she's quite intelligent, and she's a freethinker, like you.
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Yes, there is still far too much prejudice against freethinkers of all stripes.
Academic text (2011) -
In those days, many freethinkers were involved in educational issues.
Academic text (2010) -
I'm going to share a little bit about the only freethinker convention I've ever been to.
Blog text (32) -
There will always be freethinkers and heretics... unless we deal with the root of the problem.
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Even professed freethinkers and atheists would most likely have attended religious services as children.
Academic text (2002) -
Humanists and freethinkers, of all people, should have the consistency and bravery to say so.
Academic text (1999) -
But while freethinkers are often agnostics or atheists, there have been many freethinkers of faith as well.
Blog text (2) -
In fact, Clemens Vonnegut founded the Freethinkers Society of Indianapolis in 1870 and served as president of the organization for many years.
Academic text (2010) -
Many freethinkers advocate for science and reason over dogma in their discussions about faith.
Synonyms
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4.1
A person who often doubts accepted ideas and asks for proof
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4.2
A person who does not believe something is true or is unsure about it
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7.0
A person who trusts reason and observable facts, not supernatural explanations
Antonyms
How Independent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Freethinker is built from free ('not controlled') and think ('to form ideas'). A freethinker is someone whose ideas are 'free' from tradition or authority, so they form opinions by reason and evidence rather than by accepted belief.