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单词 rationalism
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ra•tion•al•ism /ˈræʃənəlˌɪzəm/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. the principle or doctrine of using human reason as the basis for matters of opinion, belief, or conduct.
  2. a doctrine in philosophy that stresses the use of reason as opposed to religious faith.
ra•tion•al•ist, n. [countable]See -ratio-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ra•tion•al•ism  (rashə nl iz′əm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the principle or habit of accepting reason as the supreme authority in matters of opinion, belief, or conduct.
  2. Philosophy
    • the doctrine that reason alone is a source of knowledge and is independent of experience.
    • (in the philosophies of Descartes, Spinoza, etc.) the doctrine that all knowledge is expressible in self-evident propositions or their consequences.
  3. Religion[Theol.]the doctrine that human reason, unaided by divine revelation, is an adequate or the sole guide to all attainable religious truth.
  4. Architecture(often cap.)
    • 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.
    • the doctrines and practices of this movement. Cf. functionalism (def. 1).
  • rational + -ism 1790–1800
ration•al•ist, n. 
ra′tion•al•istic, ra′tion•al•isti•cal, adj. 
ra′tion•al•isti•cal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
rationalism /ˈræʃənəˌlɪzəm/ n
  1. reliance on reason rather than intuition to justify one's beliefs or actions
  2. the doctrine that knowledge about reality can be obtained by reason alone without recourse to experience
  3. the belief that knowledge and truth are ascertained by rational thought and not by divine or supernatural revelation

ˈrationalist n ˌrationalˈistic adj ˌrationalˈistically adv
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