Rationalism

/ˈɹæʃ(ə)nəlɪzəm/

Synonyms for "rationalism" (62 found)

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Closest matches (13)

apologeticsatomismbuddhologycanonicscrisis theologydeductiondeductive reasoningdemonstrationdialogical theologydiscoursediscourse of reason
Noun(2 words)

Strong matches (18)

discursive reasondivinitydoctrinalismdoctrinismdogmaticseschatologyexistential theologyhagiographyhagiologyhierologyinductioninductive reasoninglogical thoughtlogos christologylogos theology

Related words (31)

mariolatrymariologymercersburg theologynatural theologyneoorthodox theologyneoorthodoxypatristic theologyphenomenological theologyphilosophyphysicotheologyproofratiocinationrationalityrationalizationrationalizingreasonreasonablenessreasoningreligionscholastic theology
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Noun(4 words)
modern thoughtnonreligionphilosophical doctrinereasoning

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More general

11 entries
cognitive processdecision makingdoctrineepistemologyismphilosophical doctrinephilosophical systemphilosophical theoryphilosophyschool of thoughttheological doctrine

More specific

6 entries
critical rationalismcritical thinkingempirical rationalisminstrumental rationalitylogical reasoningsystematic rationalism

Collocations

5 entries
critical rationalisminstrumental rationalityrational argumentrational choicerational thinking

Inflections

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Derivations

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Translations

35 translations across 28 languages.

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Arabic

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  • عَقْلَانِيَّة noun (philosophical theory)
  • عَقْلِيَّة noun (philosophical theory)

Belarusian

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  • рацыяналі́зм noun (philosophical theory)

Catalan

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  • racionalisme noun (philosophical theory)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 合理主義 /合理主义 noun (philosophical theory)
  • 唯理論 /唯理论 noun (philosophical theory)
  • 理性主義 /理性主义 noun (philosophical theory)
  • 純理論 /纯理论 noun (philosophical theory)

Czech

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  • racionalismus noun (philosophical theory)

Dutch

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  • rationalisme noun (philosophical theory)

Esperanto

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  • raciismo noun (philosophical theory)

Finnish

1 entries
  • rationalismi noun (philosophical theory)

French

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  • rationalisme noun (philosophical theory)

Georgian

1 entries
  • რაციონალიზმი noun (philosophical theory)

German

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  • Rationalismus noun (philosophical theory)

Greek

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  • ορθολογισμός noun (philosophical theory)

Hebrew

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  • רַצְיוֹנָלִיזְם noun (philosophical theory)
  • שְׂכַלְתָּנוּת noun (philosophical theory)

Hindi

3 entries
  • तर्कबुद्धिवाद noun (philosophical theory)
  • तर्कवाद noun (philosophical theory)
  • बुद्धिवाद noun (philosophical theory)

Indonesian

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  • rasionalisme noun (philosophical theory)

Italian

1 entries
  • razionalismo noun (philosophical theory)

Latvian

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  • racionālisms noun (philosophical theory)

Malayalam

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  • യുക്തിവാദം noun (philosophical theory)

Polish

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  • racjonalizm noun (philosophical theory)

Portuguese

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  • racionalismo noun (philosophical theory)

Romanian

1 entries
  • raționalism noun (philosophical theory)

Russian

1 entries
  • рационали́зм noun (philosophical theory)

Serbo-Croatian

1 entries
  • racionalizam noun (philosophical theory)

Spanish

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  • racionalismo noun (philosophical theory)

Tamil

1 entries
  • பகுத்தறிவியம் noun (philosophical theory)

Thai

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  • เหตุผลนิยม noun (philosophical theory)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • раціоналі́зм noun (philosophical theory)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • ראַציאָנאַליזם noun (philosophical theory)

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The opinion opposed to mysticism in philosophy is sometimes spoken of as rationalism. Rationalism insists that all our beliefs ought ultimately to find for themselves articulate grounds. Such grounds, for rationalism, must consist of four things: (1) definitely statable abstract principles; (2) definite facts of sensation; (3) definite hypotheses based on such facts; and (4) definite inferences logically drawn.

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