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rationalism

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rationalism


Main Entry:
ra·tio·nal·ism Listen to the pronunciation of rationalism
Pronunciation:
\ˈrash-nə-ˌli-zəm, ˈra-shə-nə-ˌli-\
Function:
noun
Date:
1827
1: reliance on reason as the basis for establishment of religious truth2 a: a theory that reason is in itself a source of knowledge superior to and independent of sense perceptions b: a view that reason and experience rather than the nonrational are the fundamental criteria in the solution of problems3: functionalism 2
— ra·tio·nal·ist Listen to the pronunciation of rationalist \-nə-list\ noun
— rationalist or ra·tio·nal·is·tic Listen to the pronunciation of rationalistic \ˌrash-nə-ˈlis-tik, ˌra-shə-nə-ˈlis-\ adjective
— ra·tio·nal·is·ti·cal·ly Listen to the pronunciation of rationalistically \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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