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free·dom 
[free-duhm] Pronunciation Key
[free-duhm] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint: He won his freedom after a retrial. |
| 2. | exemption from external control, interference, regulation, etc. |
| 3. | the power to determine action without restraint. |
| 4. | political or national independence. |
| 5. | personal liberty, as opposed to bondage or slavery: a slave who bought his freedom. |
| 6. | exemption from the presence of anything specified (usually fol. by from): freedom from fear. |
| 7. | the absence of or release from ties, obligations, etc. |
| 8. | ease or facility of movement or action: to enjoy the freedom of living in the country. |
| 9. | frankness of manner or speech. |
| 10. | general exemption or immunity: freedom from taxation. |
| 11. | the absence of ceremony or reserve. |
| 12. | a liberty taken. |
| 13. | a particular immunity or privilege enjoyed, as by a city or corporation: freedom to levy taxes. |
| 14. | civil liberty, as opposed to subjection to an arbitrary or despotic government. |
| 15. | the right to enjoy all the privileges or special rights of citizenship, membership, etc., in a community or the like. |
| 16. | the right to frequent, enjoy, or use at will: to have the freedom of a friend's library. |
| 17. | Philosophy. the power to exercise choice and make decisions without constraint from within or without; autonomy; self-determination. Compare necessity (def. 7). |
—Synonyms 1. Freedom, independence, liberty refer to an absence of undue restrictions and an opportunity to exercise one's rights and powers. Freedom emphasizes the opportunity given for the exercise of one's rights, powers, desires, or the like: freedom of speech or conscience; freedom of movement. Independence implies not only lack of restrictions but also the ability to stand alone, unsustained by anything else: Independence of thought promotes invention and discovery. Liberty, though most often interchanged with freedom, is also used to imply undue exercise of freedom: He took liberties with the text. 9. openness, ingenuousness. 12. license. 16. run.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| free·dom
(frē'dəm) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Middle English fredom, from Old English frēodōm : frēo, free; see free + -dōm, -dom.] Synonyms: These nouns refer to the power to act, speak, or think without externally imposed restraints. Freedom is the most general term: "In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free" (Abraham Lincoln). |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
freedom
freedom
O.E. freodom (see free). Freedom-rider recorded 1961, in ref. to civil rights activists in U.S. trying to integrate bus lines.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| freedom | |
noun | |
| 1. | the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints |
| 2. | immunity from an obligation or duty [syn: exemption] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: free·dom
Function: noun
1 : the quality or state of being free: as a : the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action b : liberation from slavery or restraint or from the power of another c : the quality or state of being exempt or released from something onerous
2 a : a political or civil right b : FRANCHISE 2
Main Entry: free·dom
Function: noun
1 : the quality or state of being free: as a : the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action b : liberation from slavery or restraint or from the power of another c : the quality or state of being exempt or released from something onerous
2 a : a political or civil right b : FRANCHISE 2
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This
Freedom, NY Zip code(s): 14065
Freedom, CA (CDP, FIPS 25576) Location: 36.94003 N, 121.78932 W
Population (1990): 8361 (2374 housing units)
Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 95019
Freedom, IN Zip code(s): 47431
Freedom, ME Zip code(s): 04941
Freedom, NH Zip code(s): 03836
Freedom, OK (town, FIPS 27850) Location: 36.76652 N, 99.11256 W
Population (1990): 264 (147 housing units)
Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 73842
Freedom, PA (borough, FIPS 27712) Location: 40.68465 N, 80.25336 W
Population (1990): 1897 (774 housing units)
Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 15042
Freedom, WY Zip code(s): 83120
New Freedom, PA (borough, FIPS 53568) Location: 39.73630 N, 76.69681 W
Population (1990): 2920 (1055 housing units)
Area: 5.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 17349
East Freedom, PA Zip code(s): 16637
North Freedom, WI (village, FIPS 58025) Location: 43.45874 N, 89.86310 W
Population (1990): 591 (251 housing units)
Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 53951
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Freedom
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Freedom
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).
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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