Freethinker

  • 71Jim Herrick — Jim Herrick, né en 1944, est un humaniste laïc britannique. Il étudie l histoire et la littérature anglaise au Trinity College, à l Université de Cambridge, et travaille ensuite en tant qu enseignant pendant 7 années. Il rédige alors de nombreux… …

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  • 72agnostic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. skeptic, doubter (See doubt). II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. freethinker, unbeliever, skeptic, doubter; see skeptic . See Synonym Study at atheist . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [ag… …

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  • 73atheist — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. heretic, unbeliever. See irreligion, heterodoxy. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. freethinker, nonbeliever, disbeliever, unbeliever, agnostic, infidel, heathen, irreligionist, materialist, nihilist,… …

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  • 74COHEN, CHAPMAN — (1868–1954) English philosopher. Born in Leicester, Cohen became involved in the free thought movement in England as a result of the work of Charles Bradlaugh and G.W. Foote. He began writing on religious topics in the 1890s. He attacked… …

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  • 75Deist — De ist (d[=e] [i^]st), n. [L. deus god: cf. F. d[ e]iste. See {Deity}.] One who believes in the existence of a God, but denies revealed religion; a freethinker. [1913 Webster] Note: A deist, as denying a revelation, is opposed to a Christian; as …

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  • 76Libertine — Lib er*tine ( t[i^]n), n. [L. libertinus freedman, from libertus one made free, fr. liber free: cf. F. libertin. See {Liberal}.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A manumitted slave; a freedman; also, the son of a freedman. [1913 Webster] 2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of… …

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  • 77theist — Deist De ist (d[=e] [i^]st), n. [L. deus god: cf. F. d[ e]iste. See {Deity}.] One who believes in the existence of a God, but denies revealed religion; a freethinker. [1913 Webster] Note: A deist, as denying a revelation, is opposed to a… …

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  • 78Unbeliever — Un be*liev er, n. 1. One who does not believe; an incredulous person; a doubter; a skeptic. [1913 Webster] 2. A disbeliever; especially, one who does not believe that the Bible is a divine revelation, and holds that Christ was neither a divine… …

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  • 79libertine — noun Etymology: Middle English libertyn freedman, from Latin libertinus, from libertinus, adjective, of a freedman, from libertus freedman, from liber Date: 1577 1. usually disparaging a freethinker especially in religious matters 2. a person who …

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  • 80freethinking — noun or adjective see freethinker …

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