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Libertine (other)
A libertine is one free from the restraint of social norms and religious morals. Libertine may also refer to: *Synagogue of the Libertines *Ragusian libertine, a silver coin used in the Republic of Ragusa (modern-day Dubrovnik, Croatia) *Linux Libertine, a free software Unicode typeface by the Libertine Open Fonts Project *Libertine (magazine), ''Libertine'' (magazine), the student magazine of Flinders University, South Australia * ''Libertine'', an American fashion label run by Johnson Hartig * Libertine (song), "Libertine" (song), a 1986 song by Mylène Farmer * Libertine (Gene album), ''Libertine'' (Gene album), 2001 * Libertine (Silkworm album), ''Libertine'' (Silkworm album), 1994 * Libertine (Liv Kristine album), ''Libertine'' (Liv Kristine album), 2012 * "Libertine", a song by The Buck Pets on their album ''Mercurotones'' People *Eve Libertine (born 1949), stage name of Bronwyn Lloyd Jones, a lead vocalist of the anarcho-punk band Crass *Saint Libertine (Libertinus, Libertin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libertine
A libertine is a person devoid of most moral principles, a sense of responsibility, or sexual restraints, which they see as unnecessary or undesirable, and is especially someone who ignores or even spurns accepted morals and forms of behaviour observed by the larger society. Libertinism is described as an extreme form of hedonism. Libertines put value on physical pleasures, meaning those experienced through the senses. As a philosophy, libertinism gained new-found adherents in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, particularly in France and Great Britain. Notable among these were John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, and the Marquis de Sade. History of the term The word ''libertine'' was originally coined by John Calvin to negatively describe opponents of his policies in Geneva, Switzerland. This group, led by Ami Perrin, argued against Calvin's "insistence that church discipline should be enforced uniformly against all members of Genevan society". Perrin and his allies were electe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |