freethinkerとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From free +‎ thinker, since 1692.

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名詞

freethinker (plural freethinkers)

1. A person who has formed their opinions using reason and rational enquiry; somebody who has rejected dogma, especially with regard to religion.
2. (Singapore, Malaysia) A person with no religion.
   • 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 April 2015:

     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.

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派生した語

• Danish: fritænker (calque)
• French: libre-penseur (calque)
• German: Freidenker (calque)
  • Russian: вольноду́м (volʹnodúm), вольноду́мец (volʹnodúmec) (calque)