"freethinker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: freethinkers [plural]
Etymology: From free + thinker, since 1692. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|free|thinker}} free + thinker Head templates: {{en-noun}} freethinker (plural freethinkers)
  1. A person who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry; somebody who has rejected dogma, especially with regard to religion. Categories (topical): Atheism, People Translations (person who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry): ազատամիտ (azatamit) (Armenian), вальнаду́мец (valʹnadúmjec) [masculine] (Belarusian), вальнаду́мка (valʹnadúmka) [feminine] (Belarusian), fritænker [common-gender] (Danish), liberpensulo (Esperanto), vapaa-ajattelija (Finnish), libre-penseur [masculine] (French), libre-penseuse [feminine] (French), librepensador [masculine] (Galician), librepensadora [feminine] (Galician), Freidenker [masculine] (German), Freidenkerin [feminine] (German), szabadgondolkodó (Hungarian), libero pensatore [masculine] (Italian), libero pensatrice [feminine] (Italian), еркін ойлы (erkın oily) (Kazakh), fritenker [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), fritenkar [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), fritenkjar [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), wolnomyśliciel [masculine] (Polish), wolnomyślicielka [feminine] (Polish), livre-pensador [masculine] (Portuguese), livre-pensadora [feminine] (Portuguese), liber-cugetător [masculine] (Romanian), liber-cugetătoare [feminine] (Romanian), вольнодумец (volʹnodumec) [masculine] (Russian), свободомыслящий (svobodomysljaščij) [masculine] (Russian), librepensador [masculine] (Spanish), librepensadora [feminine] (Spanish), вільноду́мець (vilʹnodúmecʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian), вільноду́мка (vilʹnodúmka) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-freethinker-en-noun-172nmbX5 Disambiguation of Atheism: 49 51 Disambiguation of People: 75 25 Disambiguation of 'person who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry': 80 20
  2. (Singapore, Malaysia) A person with no religion. Tags: Malaysia, Singapore Categories (topical): Atheism
    Sense id: en-freethinker-en-noun-HE4xieeq Disambiguation of Atheism: 49 51 Categories (other): Malaysian English, Singapore English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: free-thinker Derived forms: freethinking, freethought

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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "librepensadora"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vilʹnodúmecʹ",
      "sense": "person who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "вільноду́мець"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vilʹnodúmka",
      "sense": "person who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "вільноду́мка"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Freethought"
  ],
  "word": "freethinker"
}

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