rationalism as a noun: - 1
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rationalism
noun
1 rationalism
philosophy The doctrine that knowledge is acquired by reason without resort to experience.
Dutch: rationalisme
Polish: racjonalizm
2 rationalism
The theological doctrine that human reason rather than divine revelation establishes religious truth.
3 rationalism
The doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct.
synonym: freethinking.
Roget 989:
irreligion†,
indevotion†;
godlessness,
ungodliness
etc.
adj.;
laxity,
quietism.
skepticism,
doubt;
unbelief,
disbelief;
incredulity,
incredulousness
etc.
adj.†;
want of faith,
want of belief;
pyrrhonism;
bout
etc.
485;
agnosticism.
atheism;
deism;
hylotheism†;
materialism;
positivism;
nihilism.
infidelity,
freethinking,
antichristianity†,
rationalism;
neology.
[person who is not religious]
atheist,
skeptic,
unbeliever,
deist,
infidel,
pyrrhonist;
giaour†,
heathen,
alien,
gentile,
Nazarene;
espri fort [Fr.],
freethinker,
latitudinarian,
rationalist;
materialist,
positivist,
nihilist,
agnostic,
somatist†,
theophobist†.
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Dutch: rationalisme
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