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free-thinker — free thinkers N COUNT (approval) If you refer to someone as a free thinker, you admire them because they work out their own ideas rather than accepting generally accepted views … English dictionary
free thinker — variant UK US Main entry: freethinker … Useful english dictionary
free thinker — freethinker UK [ˌfriːˈθɪŋkə(r)] / US [ˌfrɪˈθɪŋkər] or free thinker UK / US noun [countable] Word forms freethinker : singular freethinker plural freethinkers someone who forms their own opinions rather than following what other people think or… … English dictionary
free-thinker — n. Sceptic, unbeliever, infidel. See deist … New dictionary of synonyms
free-thinker — … Useful english dictionary
Free-Thinkers — • Those who, abandoning the religious truths and moral dictates of the Christian Revelation, and accepting no dogmatic teaching on the ground of authority, base their beliefs on the unfettered findings of reason alone Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin … Catholic encyclopedia
Free Will — • The question of free will, moral liberty, or the liberum arbitrium of the Schoolmen, ranks amongst the three or four most important philosophical problems of all time Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Free Will Free Will … Catholic encyclopedia
free — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb VERB + FREE ▪ struggle to, try to ▪ She struggled to free herself from his grip. ▪ manage to PREPOSITION ▪ from … Collocations dictionary
thinker — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brilliant, great ▪ Einstein was one of the world s greatest thinkers. ▪ influential, leading ▪ deep, profound … Collocations dictionary
thinker — think|er [ˈθıŋkə US ər] n 1.) someone who thinks carefully about important subjects such as science or ↑philosophy, especially someone who is famous for thinking of new ideas ▪ great thinkers such as Kant and Schopenhauer 2.) an independent/a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
