“Bella, née Victoria, is a living breathing tabula rasa [ˌtæbjələ ˈrɑzə] unfettered by societal pressures, propriety, or niceties.” — Ryan Lattanzio, Indie Wire, 16 June 2025

tabula rasa
noun [ˌtæbjələ ˈrɑzə]

In general use, tabula rasa refers to something existing in an original pristine state. In philosophy, tabula rasa refers to the mind in its hypothetical primary blank or empty state before receiving outside impressions.

Philosophers have been arguing that babies are born with minds that are essentially blank slates since the days of Aristotle... In later years, a figurative sense of the term emerged (as above)

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