Not to be confused with a free thinker. A believer is a bird in a cage, a Freethinker is an eagle parting the clouds with tireless wing -- Robert Green Ingersoll (1833 - 1899) by JoeBloggs April 10, 2005
Confidence votes 319K. The French to English translation for the word 'detente' is 'relaxation'. The word can also mean lessening, thaw, or trigger. There is also a detente in Spanish, which can mean detain, arrest, or restrain.
Docent came into English by way of German, tracing back to the Latin word docere, meaning âteach.â Docent typically refers to someone who teaches at a college or university, but the term can be used more broadly to mean someone who promotes learning..