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The word for today is… libertine (noun) - 1 disparaging : a freethinker especially in religious matters 2: a person who is unrestrained by convention or morality, specifically : one leading a dissolute life Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : "I only ask to be free," says Mr. Skimpole in Charles Dickens'
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And whatsoever shall seem good to thee, and to thy brethren, to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do after the will of your God.