Meaning of FREEDOM
| Pronunciation: | | 'freedum
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- [n] the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
- [n] immunity from an obligation or duty
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| | Synonyms: | | exemption |
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| | See Also: | | academic freedom, amnesty, civil liberty, diplomatic immunity, enfranchisement, free rein, freedom of the seas, grandfather clause, immunity, impunity, indemnity, independence, independency, liberty, play, political liberty, state, unsusceptibility | |
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| | Definition: | |  Freedom
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Free"dom\ (fr[=e]"d[u^]m), n. [AS. fre['o]d[=o]m;
fre['o]free + -dom. See {Free}, and {-dom}.]
1. The state of being free; exemption from the power and
control of another; liberty; independence.
Made captive, yet deserving freedom more. --Milton.
2. Privileges; franchises; immunities.
Your charter and your caty's freedom. --Shak.
3. Exemption from necessity, in choise and action; as, the
freedom of the will.
4. Ease; facility; as, he speaks or acts with freedom.
5. Frankness; openness; unreservedness.
I emboldened spake and freedom used. --Milton.
6. Improper familiarity; violation of the rules of decorum;
license.
7. Generosity; liberality. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
{Freedom fine}, a sum paid on entry to incorporations of
trades.
{Freedom of the city}, the possession of the rights and
privileges of a freeman of the city; formerly often, and
now occasionally, conferred on one not a resident, as a
mark of honorary distinction for public services.
Syn: See {Liberty}.
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| Easton Bible Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The law of Moses pointed out the cases in which the servants of the Hebrews were to receive their freedom (Ex. 21:2-4, 7, 8; Lev. 25:39-42, 47-55; Deut. 15:12-18). Under the Roman law the "freeman" (ingenuus) was one born free; the "freedman" (libertinus) was a manumitted slave, and had not equal rights with the freeman (Acts 22:28; comp. Acts 16:37-39; 21:39; 22:25; 25:11, 12). |
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