Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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rationalism | Yes | No | No | No |
rationalist | Yes | Yes | No | No |
rationalism (noun) | rationalist (noun) |
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the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct | someone who emphasizes observable facts and excludes metaphysical speculation about origins or ultimate causes |
(philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired by reason without resort to experience | |
the theological doctrine that human reason rather than divine revelation establishes religious truth |
rationalism (adjective) | rationalist (adjective) |
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of or relating to or characteristic of rationalism |