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from The Century Dictionary.

  • Holding the principles of a free-thinker; untrammeled or bold in speculation; hence, deistical; skeptical.
  • noun The act or the habit of inquiring freely into the truth of a fact or point of faith in which authority requires implicit belief: especially applied to skeptical inquiry into the supernatural elements of Christianity.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective inclined to forms one's own opinions rather than depend upon authority, especially about social and religious issues; exhibiting boldness of speculation; skeptical of authority.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective unwilling to accept authority or dogma (especially in religion)

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