Meaning

2 senses
  1. A person who has formed their opinions using reason and rational enquiry; somebody who has rejected dogma, especially with regard to religion.

    Freidenker, Freidenkerin

    вольноду̀мецvolʹnodùmec, свободомы́слящийsvobodomýsljaščij

    вільноду́мецьvilʹnodúmecʹ, вільноду́мкаvilʹnodúmka

    a person who rejects religion

  2. (Malaysia, Singapore)A person with no religion.

Examples

3 sentences
  1. He was a freethinker.

    Він був вільнодумцем.

    deEr war ein Freigeist.

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  2. He is a freethinker.

    ruОн вольнодумец.

    deEr ist ein Freigeist.

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  3. Freethinkers can sleep in on Sundays.

    deFreidenker können sonntags ausschlafen.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
person who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry:
Русский
By meaning 1
person who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
person who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry:

Origin

From free + thinker, since 1692.

From free + thinker, since 1692.

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Forms

plural: freethinkers

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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