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− | *I. The [[state]] or [[fact]] of being free from servitude, constraint, inhibition, etc.; [[liberty]]-(compare). | + | *I. The [[state]] or [[fact]] of being free from servitude, constraint, inhibition, etc.; ([[liberty]]-compare). |
| :1. a. Exemption or release from slavery or imprisonment; [[personal]] liberty. letter of freedom (now hist.): a document emancipating a slave. | | :1. a. Exemption or release from slavery or imprisonment; [[personal]] liberty. letter of freedom (now hist.): a document emancipating a slave. |
| ::b. fig. Liberation from the bondage or dominating influence of [[sin]], spiritual servitude, worldly ties, etc. | | ::b. fig. Liberation from the bondage or dominating influence of [[sin]], spiritual servitude, worldly ties, etc. |
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| :2. Nobility or generosity of [[character]], magnanimity. Cf. FREE adj. 3. Obs. | | :2. Nobility or generosity of [[character]], magnanimity. Cf. FREE adj. 3. Obs. |
| :3. The state or fact of not being subject to despotic or [[autocratic]] control, or to a foreign [[power]]; civil liberty; [[independence]]. | | :3. The state or fact of not being subject to despotic or [[autocratic]] control, or to a foreign [[power]]; civil liberty; [[independence]]. |
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| + | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Freedom''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Freedom this link].</center> |
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| :4. a. The state of being able to act without hindrance or restraint; [[liberty]] of [[action]]. Freq. with to and infinitive. [[academic]] [[freedom]]: see ACADEMIC adj. 2b. | | :4. a. The state of being able to act without hindrance or restraint; [[liberty]] of [[action]]. Freq. with to and infinitive. [[academic]] [[freedom]]: see ACADEMIC adj. 2b. |
| ::b. spec. Liberty in respect of a particular sphere of life or action, as freedom of association, freedom of conscience, freedom of speech, freedom of the press (cf. press freedom n. at PRESS n.1 Compounds 1a(b)), etc. | | ::b. spec. Liberty in respect of a particular sphere of life or action, as freedom of association, freedom of conscience, freedom of speech, freedom of the press (cf. press freedom n. at PRESS n.1 Compounds 1a(b)), etc. |