The difference between Eleutheromaniac and Libertarian
When used as nouns, eleutheromaniac means a person that has such a mania, whereas libertarian means one who advocates liberty, either generally or in relation to a specific issue.
When used as adjectives, eleutheromaniac means having a passionate mania for freedom, whereas libertarian means having the beliefs of libertarians.
check bellow for the other definitions of Eleutheromaniac and Libertarian
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Eleutheromaniac as an adjective:
Having a passionate mania for freedom
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Eleutheromaniac as a noun:
A person that has such a mania
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Libertarian as a noun:
One who advocates liberty, either generally or in relation to a specific issue.
Examples:
"civil libertarian (one who favors [[civil liberties]])"
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Libertarian as a noun (chiefly, US):
A believer in a political doctrine that emphasizes individual liberty and a lack of governmental regulation, intervention, and oversight both in matters of the economy (‘free market') and in personal behavior where no one's rights are being violated or threatened; also, a ‘classical liberal', akin to an ‘anarcho-capitalist'.
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Libertarian as a noun (chiefly, UK, Ireland):
A left-libertarian, an antiauthoritarian believer in both individual freedom and social justice (social equality and ), such as a social anarchist.
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Libertarian as a noun (philosophy):
A believer in the freedom of thinking beings to choose their own destiny, i.e. a believer in free will as opposed to those who believe the future is predetermined.
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Libertarian as an adjective:
Having the beliefs of libertarians; having a relative tendency towards liberty.
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Libertarian as an adjective (dated):
Relating to liberty, or to the doctrine of free will, as opposed to the doctrine of necessity.