liberal

«liberal» in Mova's judaism dictionary: Respecting people's freedom and willing to accept ideas… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (liberal, more liberal, most liberal); noun (a liberal, liberals; a Liberal)

meaning for a pupil

1) Respecting people's freedom and willing to accept ideas and ways of life different from your own. tree →

2) (politics) Believing in individual freedom, equal rights and gradual change; in the USA «liberal» often means left of centre. tree →

3) (politics, Canada and Australia) The Liberal Party is a big party: in Canada it is centre or centre-left, in Australia it is centre-right. tree →

4) Generous; given or used in large amounts. tree →

5) Not exact or strict, as in a liberal translation. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Isaiah contrasts the generous, noble person with the fool and the churl, who only look important. Interpretation: The sages teach that giving freely (tzedakah) is the sign of a good person, and Isaiah's words are read as praise of those who plan generous deeds. In the primary lessons: In citizenship and news lessons, liberal and conservative are words for political views, explained with each side in its own words. In everyday life, «a liberal amount of butter» means a lot. In school, «liberal arts» means subjects like history, languages and literature. Phrases: liberal with, liberal democracy, Liberal Democrats (UK party), liberal amount.

examples

• But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand. (Prophets ISA.32.8, JPS 1917) tree →
• The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be noble. (Prophets ISA.32.5, JPS 1917) tree →
• Many will entreat the favour of the liberal man; and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts. (Writings PRO.19.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• She put a liberal amount of jam on her toast. tree →
• The Liberal Party won the election in Canada. tree →
• In Australia, the Liberal Party is on the centre-right. tree →
• My aunt has liberal views about how children should dress. tree →
• A liberal democracy protects free speech and free elections. tree →
• Dad is liberal with his praise. tree →
• That's a very liberal translation; it changes some words. tree →
• In the USA, people often argue about liberal and conservative ideas. tree →
• Khacan was kind, generous, and liberal, and took pleasure in obliging, as far as in him lay, those who had business with him. tree →

note

Adjective and noun. Capital L for a party name (Liberal Party, Liberal Democrats). Trap: the meaning changes by country; in Australia a «Liberal» politician is centre-right, while an American «liberal» is centre-left. Noun: liberty, liberalism; verb: liberate (set free).

In the corpora

• The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be noble.
• But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.
• Many will entreat the favour of the liberal man; and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «liberal» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.