libertine

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lib·er·tine / ˈlibərˌtēn/ • n. 1. a person, esp. a man, who behaves without moral principles or a sense of responsibility, esp. in sexual matters.2. a person who rejects accepted opinions in matters of religion; a freethinker.• adj. 1. characterized by a disregard of morality, esp. in sexual matters: his more libertine impulses.2. freethinking in matters of religion.DERIVATIVES: lib·er·tin·age / -ˌtēnij/ n. lib·er·tin·ism / -ˌnizəm/ n.