freethinking

1 of 2

noun

: the beliefs of a freethinker

seduced by the intellectual charms of utopian socialism and atheistic freethinking

—G. L. Kline

freethinking

2 of 2

adjective

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: holding the beliefs or engaging in the reasoning of a freethinker

discoveries made and offered to a freethinking democracy are the basis of tomorrow's decisions

—A. A. Berle

reared in liberal and freethinking circles

—American Guide Series: Tennessee

under both church and freethinking auspices

—Oscar Handlin

Word History

Etymology

Noun

free entry 1 + thinking, noun

Adjective

free entry 3 + thinking, adjective

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Rhymes for freethinking

• rethinking
• unblinking
• unthinking
• blinking
• clinking
• drinking
• inking
• kinking
• linking
• shrinking
• sinking
• slinking