freethinking
/ˈfriˌθɪŋkɪŋ/
noun
- The practice of forming opinions and beliefs based on reason and personal experience rather than on authority or tradition.
- Her freethinking led her to explore many different spiritual traditions.
- The Enlightenment was a period that valued freethinking and scientific inquiry.
- Freethinking encourages people to question established norms.
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adjective
- Having or showing the habit of forming opinions independently, especially in matters of religion or politics.
- The magazine promoted freethinking ideas about society and government.
- His freethinking attitude made him unpopular with the conservative community.
- She came from a freethinking family that encouraged open debate.