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noun
1.
the principle or habit of accepting reason as the supreme authority in matters of opinion, belief, or conduct.
2.
Philosophy.
a.
the doctrine that reason alone is a source of knowledge and is independent of experience.
b.
(in the philosophies of Descartes, Spinoza, etc.) the doctrine that all knowledge is expressible in self-evident propositions or their consequences.
3.
Theology. the doctrine that human reason, unaided by divine revelation, is an adequate or the sole guide to all attainable religious truth.
4.
Architecture. (often initial capital letter)
a.
a design movement principally of the mid-19th century that emphasized the development of modern ornament integrated with structure and the decorative use of materials and textures rather than as added adornment.
b.
the doctrines and practices of this movement. Compare functionalism (def. 1).
Related forms
ra·tion·al·ist, noun
ra·tion·al·is·tic, ra·tion·al·is·ti·cal, adjective
ra·tion·al·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
an·ti·ra·tion·al·ism, noun
an·ti·ra·tion·al·ist, noun, adjective
EXPANDan·ti·ra·tion·al·is·tic, adjective
non·ra·tion·al·ism, noun
non·ra·tion·al·ist, noun
non·ra·tion·al·is·tic, adjective
non·ra·tion·al·is·ti·cal, adjective
non·ra·tion·al·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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- Its spreads far beyond creationist circles into the strongholds of secular rationalism.
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- Solve it or abandon it as an article of faith in the pseudo-science/mythology that calls itself rationalism but is anything but.
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