Rationalism
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
the theological doctrine that human reason rather than divine revelation establishes religious truth
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Senses
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the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct
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(philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired by reason without resort to experience
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- freethinking
- plural
- Rationalisms
- possessive
- Rationalism's
- pluralpossessive
- Rationalisms'