freethinker
freethinker noun: a person who has formed their opinions using reason and rational enquiry; somebody who has rejected dogma, especially with regard to religion.
Noun
freethinker (plural freethinkers)
- A person who has formed their opinions using reason and rational enquiry; somebody who has rejected dogma, especially with regard to religion.
- A person with no religion.
- The report projected that in the Asia-Pacific region, the proportion of freethinkers is projected to decline from 21 per cent in 2010 to 17 per cent in 2050.2015 April 6, Siau Ming En, “Religiosity on rise in Asia-Pacific, proportion of freethinkers on decline”, in Today Online, archived from the original on 10 Apr 2015
freethinker meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada
freethinker in Tamil
- தற்சிந்தனையர்
freethinker in Urdu
- آزاد خیال, رند
freethinker in Malayalam
- individualist, nonconformist, independent
- സ്വതന്ത്രചിന്തകൻ, യുക്തിചിന്തകൻ, തത്ത്വവാദിയല്ലാത്തയാൾ, സ്വതന്ത്രചിന്താഗതിക്കാരൻ, നിർദ്വന്ദൻ, സ്വതന്ദ്രൻ
freethinker in Kannada
- ಸ್ವತಂತ್ರ ವಿಚಾರಿ, ಸ್ವತಂತ್ರ ವಿಚಾರವಾದಿ
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- freethinker in Punjabi
- ਅਜ਼ਾਦ ਖਿਆਲ azād khiāla
Forms of freethinker
| plural | freethinkers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | free-thinker |
Origin of freethinker
From free + thinker, since 1692.
Words formed from freethinker
Questions about freethinker
- What does freethinker mean?
- Freethinker means a person who has formed their opinions using reason and rational enquiry; somebody who has rejected dogma, especially with regard to religion.
- What is freethinker in Tamil?
- Freethinker in Tamil is தற்சிந்தனையர். See Freethinker meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is freethinker?
- Freethinker is a noun.
- What is the plural of freethinker?
- The plural of freethinker is freethinkers.
Words near freethinker in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: freethinker (page history and authors); freethinker (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); freethinker (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); freethinker (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); freethinker (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਅਜ਼ਾਦ ਖਿਆਲ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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