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Definition of Free thought
1. Noun. The form of theological rationalism that believes in God on the basis of reason without reference to revelation.
Definition of Free thought
1. Noun. The principles of a freethinker; freethinking ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Free Thought
Literary usage of Free thought
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"... From the Deists onwards, free-thought has undoubtedly gained ground among the
masses. Originally the intellectual excess of the learned and the student, ..."
2. A History of Philosophy by Frank Thilly (1914)
"THE PROGRESS OP free thought It was the mission of the Middle Ages to prepare
the new peoples for the reception and continuation of classical Christian ..."
3. History of Philosophy by Alfred Weber (1896)
"... he seems to anticipate evolution and comparative psychology. § 36. The Progress
of free thought The disciple of Hugo, the Scotchman ..."
4. Transactions of the Royal Historical Society by Historical Society of Great Britain (1878)
"free thought may be defined as an independent act of the understanding: it
corresponds with the French expression, ..."
5. Report of the Proceedings by Church congress (1882)
"FROM the wording of this question it would seem as if the discussion were intended
to be an attempt to determine the limits which bound free thought—and ..."
6. Review of Reviews and World's Work by Albert Shaw (1904)
"THE CONGRESS OF "free thought" AT ROME. THE first Congress of free thought was
held at Brussels in 1880, and was attended by one hundred and sixty delegates ..."
7. The History of the Popes: From the Close of the Middle Ages. Drawn from the by Ludwig Pastor (1902)
"An utterly unfounded theory has been recently put forward, and stoutly defended,
that these frescoes represent " the humanistic ideal of free thought, ..."
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