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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRationalist
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁat͡sio-naˈlɪst
"Als Rationalist vertraut er vor allem auf die Kraft des menschlichen Verstands."
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A person who bases their opinions and actions on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief or emotional response.
"As a dedicated rationalist, she demanded empirical evidence before accepting any new scientific hypothesis." - 2
A philosopher who adheres to rationalism, maintaining that knowledge comes from intellectual and deductive reasoning rather than sensory experience alone.
"René Descartes is widely celebrated as one of the foundational rationalists of modern philosophy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin root 'rationalis' (belonging to reason), entering English via French in the 17th century. It originally referred to theologians who relied on human reason rather than divine revelation, later broadening during the Enlightenment to describe philosophers and thinkers who prioritize logic and empirical deduction.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Rationalist" is said worldwide
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rationaliste
Transliteration: ʁasjɔnalist
"Le rationaliste cherche toujours une explication logique aux phénomènes."
Rationalist
Transliteration: ʁat͡sio-naˈlɪst
"Als Rationalist vertraut er vor allem auf die Kraft des menschlichen Verstands."
razionalista
Transliteration: rattsjonaˈlista
"Il filosofo razionalista sosteneva l'importanza della logica."
racionalista
Transliteration: ɾasjonaˈlista
"El pensador racionalista basó su argumento en principios lógicos."
racionalista
Transliteration: ʁasionaˈlistɐ
"O racionalista argumenta que o conhecimento deriva da razão pura."
बुद्धिवादी
Transliteration: buddhivadi
"एक बुद्धिवादी हमेशा तार्किक प्रमाण की मांग करता है।"
理性主义者
Transliteration: lǐ xìng zhǔ yì zhě
"这位理性主义者坚信逻辑和科学推理。"
합리론자
Transliteration: ham-ni-ron-ja
"그 합리론자는 모든 주장에 대해 엄격한 증명을 요구했다."
合理主義者
Transliteration: gōri shugi sha
"合理主義者は論理的な思考を何よりも重んじる。"
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