libertistn.
/ˈlɪbətɪst/, U.S. /ˈlɪbərdəst/ Now rare.
An advocate or defender of liberty.
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society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > [noun] > zeal for > advocate of
liberty boy1767
libertarian1796
emancipationist1822
libertist1826
1826 tr. F. A. Mignet Hist. French Revol. II. viii. 1 The ultra-revolutionary faction of the commune, or Libertists [Fr. hébertistes], abolish Catholicism, and decree the worship of Reason.
1887 Voice (N.Y.) Aug. 11 But not for a moment can the radical personal libertist accept such a heresy.
1995 K. P. Morgan in D. E. Bushnell ‘Nagging’ Questions xiii. 333 Here I admit that I side with feminist libertists who say that ‘the presumption must be on the side of freedom’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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