freedom of speech
nounEtymology
The concept and the term are ancient; Athens’ democratic ideology of free speech (παρρησία (parrhēsía)) is thought to have emerged in the 5th or 6th century B.C.E. The first occurrence of the phrase freedom of speech recorded by the Oxford English Dictionary dates to 1567, and it also appears in the English Bill of Rights, among other works: see the quotations.
- derived from Dictionary dates to 1567
Definitions
The right of citizens to speak, or otherwise communicate, without fear of harm or…
The right of citizens to speak, or otherwise communicate, without fear of harm or prosecution.
- S. Iohn the Baptiste, who died for the lyke liberty and fredome of speache, as S. Quillian, and S. Lamberte did.
- That the Freedome of Speech and Debates or Proceedings in Parlyament ought not to be impeached or questioned in any Court or Place out of Parlyament.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see freedom, speech.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for freedom of speech. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA