Look up: Rationalism

1. rationalism
   [n] - the theological doctrine that human reason rather than divine revelation establishes religious truth 2. [n] - the doctrine that knowledge is acquired by reason without resort to experience 3. [n] - the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct
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2. rationalism
   [n] - the theological doctrine that human reason rather than divine revelation establishes religious truth 2. [n] - the doctrine that knowledge is acquired by reason without resort to experience 3. [n] - the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct
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3. Rationalism
   Theory that reason is the foundation of certainty in knowledge, the attitude of mind which unreservedly accepts the supremacy of reason. A rationalist is beyond dogma, and believes nothing is beyond questioning, as nothing is absolutely certain to be true. However, some things are more reasonably likely to be true than others, and it is personal, rational observation that serves as the basis for a
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4. rationalism
   In architecture, an Italian movement of the 1920s which grew out of a reaction to the extremes of Futurism. It was led by Gruppo 7, a loose association of young Italian architects, headed by...
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5. rationalism
   In theology, the belief that human reason rather than divine revelation is the correct means of ascertaining truth and regulating behaviour. In philosophy, rationalism takes the view that...
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6. Rationalism
   Ra"tion·al·ism (răsh"ŭn* a l*ĭz'm) noun [ Confer French rationalisme .] 1. (Theol.) The doctrine or system of those who deduce their religious opinions from reason or the understanding, as distinct from, or opposed to, revelation. 2. (Philos.) The system that makes rational power the ultimate test of truth; -- opposed to sensualism …
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7. rationalism
   1. The doctrine or system of those who deduce their religious opinions from reason or the understanding, as distinct from, or opposed to, revelation. ... 2. <philosophy> The system that makes rational power the ultimate test of truth; opposed to sensualism, or sensationalism, and empiricism. ... Origin: Cf. F. Rationalisme. ... Source: Websters …
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8. rationalism
   noun the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct
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9. Rationalism
   • (n.) The system that makes rational power the ultimate test of truth; -- opposed to sensualism, or sensationalism, and empiricism. • (n.) The doctrine or system of those who deduce their religious opinions from reason or the understanding, as distinct from, or opposed to, revelation.
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10. Rationalism
    the philosophical view that regards reason as the chief source and test of knowledge. Holding that reality itself has an inherently logical ... [33 related articles]
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11. rationalism
    A philosophical approach based on the view that reality has a logical structure accessible to deductive reasoning and proof, and holding, as against empiricism, that reason unsupported by sense experience is a source of "synthetic knowledge" – knowledge, primarily of certain fundamental concep...
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