dissident vs freethinking

dissident

noun
  • One who disagrees or dissents; one who separates from the established religion. 

  • Sometimes Dissident: in the kingdom of Poland, the name for Christians not part of the Roman Catholic Church. 

  • A person who formally opposes the current political structure, the political group in power, the policies of the political group in power, or current laws. 

adj
  • In a manner that disagrees; dissenting; discordant. 

freethinking

noun
  • The principles of a freethinker; free thought 

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