free love
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of free love
First recorded in 1815–25
Example Sentences
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“An Assassin in Utopia” links President James Garfield’s killer to an atmosphere of free love and religious fervor that gripped Oneida, N.Y., in the late 1800s.
From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2023
They sought to completely alter society and often advocated innovations like communal housing, free love, and women’s rights—all considered radical at the time.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
An early instance of antinomian free love provokes the apostle Paul to write to the Corinthians in his New Testament letter.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2022
Lessing argued for free love, the end of civil marriage, free child care, profit-sharing, free public transportation for working people and free trade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2022
He had learned from the past and knew change couldn’t just come from free love, peace, and brotherhood.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
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