Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to rationalists or rationalism; conformable to or characterized by rationalism: as, rationalistic opinions; a rationalistic interpretation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Belonging to, or in accordance with, the principles of rationalism.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or relating to
rationalism .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of rationalism
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Examples
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Men living estranged from God easily cast aside God's morals and principles, exchanging them for a blind belief in rationalistic expediency.
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It became the basis for government and social science and could be defined as rationalistic humanism or humanistic autonomy: the proclaimed and enforced autonomy of the individual from any higher force above him.
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It became the basis for government and social science and could be defined as rationalistic humanism or humanistic autonomy: the proclaimed and enforced autonomy of the individual from any higher force above him.
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It became the basis for government and social science and could be defined as rationalistic humanism or humanistic autonomy: the proclaimed and enforced autonomy of man from any higher force above him.
Harvard University Commencement Address (A World Split Apart)
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It is eminently a product of what I have ventured to call the rationalistic temper.
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It became the basis for government and social science and could be defined as rationalistic humanism or humanistic autonomy: the proclaimed and enforced autonomy of man from any higher force above him.
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It became the basis for political and social doctrine and could be called rationalistic humanism or humanistic autonomy: the pro-claimed and practiced autonomy of man from any higher force above him.
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It became the basis for political and social doctrine and could be called rationalistic humanism or humanistic autonomy: the pro-claimed and practiced autonomy of man from any higher force above him.
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It became the basis for government and social science and could be defined as rationalistic humanism or humanistic autonomy: the proclaimed and enforced autonomy of man from any higher force above him.
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I plead guilty to a rational, not "rationalistic," approach to problems.
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