| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| rationalism |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ra·tion·al·ism |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  r sh  -n-l z m |
| NOUN: | 1. Reliance on reason as the best guide for belief and action. 2. Philosophy The theory that the exercise of reason, rather than experience, authority, or spiritual revelation, provides the primary basis for knowledge. | | OTHER FORMS: | ration·al·ist —NOUN
ration·al·istic —ADJECTIVE
ration·al·isti·cal·ly —ADVERB
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