Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
INDEPENDENT
independent
(adjective) free from external control and constraint; “an independent mind”; “a series of independent judgments”; “fiercely independent individualism”
independent, main
(adjective) (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence; “the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb”
independent
(adjective) not controlled by a party or interest group
autonomous, independent, self-governing, sovereign
(adjective) (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces; “an autonomous judiciary”; “a sovereign state”
freelancer, freelance, free-lance, free lance, independent, self-employed person
(noun) a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
mugwump, independent, fencesitter
(noun) a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
independent (comparative more independent, superlative most independent)
Not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free.
(politics) Not affiliated with any political party.
Providing a comfortable livelihood.
Not subject to bias or influence; self-directing.
Separate from; exclusive; irrespective.
• R. P. Ward
Synonyms
• autonomous
• free
• selfstanding
Antonyms
• contingent
• dependent
Hyponyms
• language-independent
• order-independent
• redshift-independent
• system-dependent
Noun
independent (plural independents)
A candidate or voter not affiliated with any political party, a freethinker, free of a party platform.
A neutral or uncommitted person.
(sports) A team not affiliated with any league or conference.
Source: Wiktionary
In`de*pend"ent, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + dependent: cf. F. indépendant.]
1. Not dependent; free; not subject to control by others; not relying on others; not subordinate; as, few men are wholly independent. A dry, but independent crust. Cowper.
2. Affording a comfortable livelihood; as, an independent property.
3. Not subject to bias or influence; not obsequious; self-directing; as, a man of an independent mind.
4. Expressing or indicating the feeling of independence; free; easy; bold; unconstrained; as, an independent air or manner.
5. Separate from; exclusive; irrespective. That obligation in general, under which we conceive ourselves bound to obey a law, independent of those resources which the law provides for its own enforcement. R. P. Ward.
6. (Eccl.)
Definition: Belonging or pertaining to, or holding to the doctrines or methods of, the Independents.
7. (Math.)
Definition: Not dependent upon another quantity in respect to value or rate of variation; -- said of quantities or functions.
8. (U. S. Politics)
Definition: Not bound by party; exercising a free choice in voting with either or any party. Independent company (Mil.), one not incorporated in any regiment.
– Independent seconds watch, a stop watch having a second hand driven by a separate set of wheels, springs, etc., for timing to a fraction of a second.
– Independent variable. (Math.) See Dependent variable, under Dependent.
Syn.
– Free; uncontrolled; separate; uncoerced; self-reliant; bold; unconstrained; unrestricted.
In`de*pend"ent, n.
1. (Eccl.)
Definition: One who believes that an organized Christian church is complete in itself, competent to self-government, and independent of all ecclesiastical authority.
Note: In England the name is often applied (commonly in the pl.) to the Congregationalists.
2. (Politics)
Definition: One who does not acknowledge an obligation to support a party's candidate under all circumstances; one who exercises liberty in voting.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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