Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
FREETHINKER
freethinker
(noun) a person who rejects religion
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
freethinker (plural freethinkers)
A person who has formed their opinions using reason and rational enquiry; somebody who has rejected dogma, especially with regard to religion.
Coordinate terms
Source: Wiktionary
Free"think`er, n.
Definition: One who speculates or forms opinions independently of the authority of others; esp., in the sphere or religion, one who forms opinions independently of the authority of revelation or of the church; an unbeliever; -- a term assumed by deists and skeptics in the eighteenth century. Atheist is an old-fashioned word: I'm a freethinker, child. Addison.
Syn.
– Infidel; skeptic; unbeliever. See Infidel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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