freethinking – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
freethinking
adj.
holding beliefs and opinions which are often opposed to those held by the majority (especially on religious matters)
n.
formation of beliefs and opinions which are often opposed to those held by the majority (especially on religious matters)
Freethought
Freethought — or
free thought — is a
philosophical viewpoint which holds that positions regarding
truth should be formed on the basis of
logic,
reason, and
empiricism, rather than
authority,
tradition,
revelation, or other
dogma. The cognitive application of freethought is known as "freethinking", and practitioners of freethought are known as "freethinkers". The term first came into use in the 17th century to indicate people who inquired into the basis of traditional religious beliefs.
freethinking
Noun
1. the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct
(synonym) rationalism
(hypernym) doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism
Freethinking
(n.)
Undue boldness of speculation; unbelief.
(a.)
Exhibiting undue boldness of speculation; skeptical.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
freethinking
Synonyms and related words:
broad-minded, broad-mindedness, catholicity, free thought, humanism, latitudinarian, latitudinarianism, liberal, liberalism, liberalistic, liberality, liberalness, liberation, libertarian, libertarianism, libertine, libertinism, open-minded, open-mindedness, secular humanism, tolerance, tolerant, toleration, unbigoted, unbigotedness
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