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Definition of Liberal
Lib´er`al Pronunciation: lĭb´ẽr`al | a. | 1. | Free by birth; hence, befitting a freeman or gentleman; refined; noble; independent; free; not servile or mean; as, a liberal ancestry; a liberal spirit; liberal arts or studies. | | 2. | Bestowing in a large and noble way, as a freeman; generous; bounteous; open-handed; as, a liberal giver. | | 3. | Bestowed in a large way; hence, more than sufficient; abundant; bountiful; ample; profuse; as, a liberal gift; a liberal discharge of matter or of water. | | 4. | Not strict or rigorous; not confined or restricted to the literal sense; free; as, a liberal translation of a classic, or a liberal construction of law or of language. | | 5. | Not narrow or contracted in mind; not selfish; enlarged in spirit; catholic. | | 6. | Free to excess; regardless of law or moral restraint; licentious. | | 7. | Not bound by orthodox tenets or established forms in political or religious philosophy; independent in opinion; not conservative; friendly to great freedom in the constitution or administration of government; having tendency toward democratic or republican, as distinguished from monarchical or aristocratic, forms; as, liberal thinkers; liberal Christians; the Liberal party. | | n. | 1. | One who favors greater freedom in political or religious matters; an opponent of the established systems; a reformer; in English politics, a member of the Liberal party, so called. Cf. Whig. |
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