You've been reinventing the wheel that whole time. There exists a word describing this kind of nouns — we call them
abstract nouns. Ever heard of it?
So
freedom does not, in any significant way, differ from other such nouns and it doesn't matter if you can imagine something tangible that you associate the word with or not. Some people do, some don't. Some may find it helpful to think of The Statue of Liberty or Lech Walesa's V sign when uttering the word. I, for one, don't.
The same applies to literally every such a noun:
love,
brilliance,
God,
evil and so on and so forth. Glad I could help you clear that out.
edytowany przez zielonosiwy: 27 sie 2018