freethinker
NounSynonyms:
deist
WordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- a person who believes that God created the universe and then abandoned itSynonyms: deist
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Freethinker \Free"think`er\, n. One who speculates or forms opinions independently of the authority of others; esp., in the sphere or religion, one who forms opinions independently of the authority of revelation or of the church; an unbeliever; -- a term assumed by deists and skeptics in the eighteenth century. [1913 Webster]
Atheist is an old-fashioned word: I'm a freethinker, child. --Addison.
Syn: Infidel; skeptic; unbeliever. See Infidel. [1913 Webster]