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lib·er·tine
I. \ˈlibə(r)ˌtēn, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷, chiefly Brit -tīn\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English libertyn, from Latin libertinus, from libertinus, adjective
1.
a. obsolete : manumitted slave : freedman
b. usually capitalized : a member of a first-century Jerusalem synagogue composed of the descendants of Jews who had been carried in captivity to Rome and later freed
< members of the synagogue of the Libertines disputed with Stephen according to Acts 6:9 (AV) >
2. usually capitalized
a. : one of a political party in Geneva that until its fall in 1555 championed the ancient liberties of the city against the rigor of Calvin and the French refugees — called also Perrinist
b. : one of a 16th century pantheistic sect in France and the Netherlands that denied the distinction between good and evil
3. : a freethinker especially in religious matters — usually used disparagingly
4. : one that is markedly unrestrained especially by convention or morality; especially : one leading a dissolute life
II. adjective
Etymology: Latin libertinus of a freedman, from libertus freedman (from liber free) + -inus -ine — more at liberal
: of, belonging to, or being a libertine: as
a. : freethinking in religion — usually used disparagingly
b. archaic : free from restraint : uncontrolled
c.
(1) : showing unusual freedom from conventions or usual or standard patterns of behavior
(2) : morally loose in conduct : licentious, profligate, dissolute |