# free spirit

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. One who is a nonconformist or who does not recognize the authority of others.
2. A member of the organized heretic movement Brethren of the Free Spirit in opposition of the Catholic Church from the 13th to 15th centuries.

## Source
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