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   bien pensant

   /ˌbjã pɒ̃ˈsɒ̃/

   adjective

   • 1. conventional or orthodox in attitude.

   noun

   • 1. a conventional or orthodox person.

   Word Origin French, from bien ‘well’ + pensant, present participle of penser ‘think’.

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   The meaning of BIEN-PENSANT is right-minded : conventional in one's thinking.

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   bien-pensant in British English. French (bjɛ̃pɑ̃sɑ̃ ) adjective. 1. right-thinking; orthodox. noun bien pensant Word forms: plural bien pensants (bjɛ̃pɑ̃sɑ̃ ) 2. a right-thinking person. Collins English Dictionary.

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   Jun 3, 2024 · bien pensant (plural bien pensants) A person who is bien pensant. Someone who accepts and/or espouses a fashionable idea after it has been established and maintains it without a great amount of critical thought.

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   Bien pensant definition: blindly conventional or orthodox; having or based on beliefs that are acceptably proper or correct. See examples of BIEN PENSANT used in a sentence.

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   bien-pensant. [bjɛ̃pɑ̃sɑ̃ ] Word forms: bien-pensant, bien-pensante. adjective. right-thinking. masculine noun/feminine noun. les bien-pensants right-minded people. Collins French-English Dictionary © by HarperCollins Publishers. All rights reserved.

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   Bien-pensant definition: Right-minded; accepting or based on ideas regarded as sound or correct; orthodox, doctrinaire, conventional, etc.

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   Sep 24, 2023 · bien - pensant (feminine bien-pensante, masculine plural bien-pensants, feminine plural bien-pensantes) right-minded, right-thinking. ( derogatory) self-righteous, bien pensant, conforming, orthodox, politically correct.