libertine

noun
/ˈlɪb.ə.tiːn/UK/ˈlɪb.ɚ.tin/US

Etymology

From Latin libertinus (“a freedman, prop. adj., of or belonging to the condition of a freedman”), from libertus (“a freedman”), from liber (“free”); see liberal, liberate.

  1. derived from libertinus — “a freedman, prop. adj., of or belonging to the condition of a freedman

Definitions

  1. Someone freed from slavery in Ancient Rome

    Someone freed from slavery in Ancient Rome; a freedman.

  2. One who is freethinking in religious matters.

  3. Someone (especially a man) who takes no notice of moral laws, especially those involving…

    Someone (especially a man) who takes no notice of moral laws, especially those involving sexual propriety; someone loose in morals; a pleasure-seeker.

    • So the truth of the matter is that a libertine in love, if indeed a libertine can be in love, becomes from that moment in less of a hurry to enjoy the pleasures of the flesh.
  4. + 1 more definition
    1. Dissolute, licentious, profligate

      Dissolute, licentious, profligate; loose in morals.

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