freedom of thought

noun

The right of an individual to hold or consider a fact, viewpoint, or thought, independent of the viewpoints of others.

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Meanings

nounfreedom of thought (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe right of an individual to hold or consider a fact, viewpoint, or thought, independent of the viewpoints of others.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 思想自由
  • 思想自由 (sīxiǎng zìyóu)right of an individual
Dutch vrijheid van gedachte
  • vrijheid van gedachteright of an individual
Finnish ajatuksenvapaus
  • ajatuksenvapausright of an individual
French liberté de pensée
  • liberté de penséeright of an individual
German Gedankenfreiheit
  • Gedankenfreiheitright of an individual
Italian libertà di pensiero
  • libertà di pensieroright of an individual
Polish wolność myśli
  • wolność myśliright of an individual
Portuguese liberdade de pensamento
  • liberdade de pensamentoright of an individual
Swedish tankefrihet
  • tankefrihetright of an individual
Cite this entry
APA

freedom of thought. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freedom%20of%20thought

MLA

“freedom of thought.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freedom%20of%20thought. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “freedom of thought,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freedom%20of%20thought.

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