rationalism

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noun

1. (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired by reason without resort to experience (Freq. 2)
• Derivationally related forms:
rationalistic
• Topics:
philosophy
• Hypernyms:
philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory
2. the theological doctrine that human reason rather than divine revelation establishes religious truth
• Derivationally related forms:
rationalist
• Hypernyms:
theological doctrine
• Hyponyms:
deism, free thought
3. the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct
• Syn:
freethinking
• Hypernyms:
doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism