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PRONUNCIATION OF RATIONALISTIC

rationalistic  [ˌræʃnəˈlɪstɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RATIONALISTIC

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determiner
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Rationalistic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES RATIONALISTIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Rationalism

In epistemology, rationalism is the view that "regards reason as the chief source and test of knowledge" or "any view appealing to reason as a source of knowledge or justification". More formally, rationalism is defined as a methodology or a theory "in which the criterion of the truth is not sensory but intellectual and deductive". Rationalists believe reality has an intrinsically logical structure. Because of this, rationalists argue that certain truths exist and that the intellect can directly grasp these truths. That is to say, rationalists assert that certain rational principles exist in logic, mathematics, ethics, and metaphysics that are so fundamentally true that denying them causes one to fall into contradiction. Rationalists have such a high confidence in reason that proof and physical evidence are unnecessary to ascertain truth – in other words, "there are significant ways in which our concepts and knowledge are gained independently of sense experience". Because of this belief, empiricism is one of rationalism's greatest rivals.

Definition of rationalistic in the English dictionary

The definition of rationalistic in the dictionary is based on rationalism or the use of reason.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RATIONALISTIC


ballistic
bəˈlɪstɪk
evangelistic
ɪˌvændʒɪˈlɪstɪk
fatalistic
ˌfeɪtəˈlɪstɪk
holistic
həʊˈlɪstɪk
hyperrealistic
ˌhaɪpəˌrɪəˈlɪstɪk
idealistic
ˌaɪdɪəˈlɪstɪk
imperialistic
ɪmˌpɪərɪəˈlɪstɪk
individualistic
ˌɪndɪˌvɪdʒʊəˈlɪstɪk
journalistic
ˌdʒɜːnəˈlɪstɪk
kabbalistic
ˌkæbəˈlɪstɪk
materialistic
məˌtɪərɪəˈlɪstɪk
minimalistic
ˌmɪnɪməˈlɪstɪk
nationalistic
ˌnæʃənəˈlɪstɪk
naturalistic
ˌnætʃrəˈlɪstɪk
photojournalistic
ˌfəʊtəʊˌdʒɜːnəˈlɪstɪk
photorealistic
ˌfəʊtəʊˌrɪəˈlɪstɪk
probabilistic
ˌprɒbəbəˈlɪstɪk
realistic
ˌrɪəˈlɪstɪk
stylistic
staɪˈlɪstɪk
unrealistic
ˌʌnrɪəˈlɪstɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RATIONALISTIC

ration coupon
rational
rational dress
rational number
rationale
rationalisable
rationalise
rationaliser
rationalism
rationalist
rationalistically
rationalities
rationality
rationalizable
rationalization
rationalize
rationalizer
rationally
rationalness
rationing

WORDS THAT END LIKE RATIONALISTIC

anachronistic
antagonistic
artistic
autistic
characteristic
deterministic
domestic
floristic
futuristic
heuristic
linguistic
logistic
mechanistic
opportunistic
optimistic
pessimistic
sadistic
simplistic
statistic
synergistic
touristic

Synonyms and antonyms of rationalistic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rationalistic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RATIONALISTIC

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The translations of rationalistic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rationalistic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

理性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

racionalista
570 millions of speakers

English

rationalistic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बुद्धिवादी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عقلاني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рационалистической
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

racionalista
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যুক্তিবাদী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rationaliste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rasionalistik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

rationalistisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

合理主義的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

합리주의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rasionalistic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

suy luận học
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பகுத்தறிவுக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तर्कशुद्ध
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

akılcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

razionalistico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

racjonalistyczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

раціоналістичної
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

raționalistă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ορθολογιστική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rasionalistiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rationalistic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rasjonalistiske
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rationalistic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RATIONALISTIC»

The term «rationalistic» is regularly used and occupies the 87.442 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RATIONALISTIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rationalistic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RATIONALISTIC»

Discover the use of rationalistic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rationalistic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Poetry with reference to Aristotle's poetics. Introduction ...
John Henry Newman. It will be my business first to explain what I mean by Rationalism, and then to illustrate the description given of it from the writings of the two Authors in question. 81. The Rationalistic and the Catholic Tempers contrasted.
John Henry Newman, 1873
2
Good and Evil: A New Direction : a Forceful Attack on the ...
This unique volume, written by one of America's most distinguished philosophers, relates the distinction between good and evil - together with all morality - to human feelings, needs, desires, and purposes, rather than to human reason and ...
Richard Taylor, 1970
3
Fundamentals of Social Research Methods: An African Perspective
The foregoing approaches to knowing are mainly based on faith/world outlook. In contrast, the rationalistic and the empirical methods which none the less constitute extreme opposites do not attribute special aptitudes to particular persons, but ...
Claire Bless, Craig Higson-Smith, Ashraf Kagee, 2006
4
The American Renaissance Reconsidered
269 Rationalistic interpretation of the speaking of Balaam's ass, III.. 128 Rationalistic explanations of the language of animals, V.. 94; VI.. 288. 289 Rationalistic explanation of the long life of the antediluvians, V.. 99 Rationalistic explanation of ...
Walter Benn Michaels, Donald E. Pease, 1989
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Building San Francisco's Parks, 1850–1930
chapter 5 RATIONALISTIC GOLDEN GATE PARK There are efficient parks, many of them, and the splendid spirit that in the past has prompted the acquisition of embryonic parks is now interesting itself more and more in their development to ...
Terence Young, 2004
6
Making Moral Sense: Beyond Habermas and Gauthier
savior: as just suggested, a substantive justi®cation would be overruled by a con ̄icting rationalistic justi®cation. Therefore, only a successful rationalistic justi® cation in favor of morality could undermine the threat presented by potential ...
Logi Gunnarsson, 2000
7
Altruism in the Context of Economic Rationalistic Idelogies ...
This work examines the two apparently contradictory concepts of Altruism and Economic Rationalism in the context of Health and Welfare Delivery.
Donald Gates, 2006
8
Teachers' Minds And Actions: Research On Teachers' Thinking ...
The Rationalistic Approach The rationalistic approach to teaching developed early in this century in the context of behaviourism. The behaviouristic influence tried to transform theories of learning into methods for efficient teaching.
Gunnar Handal, Sveinung Vaage, Ingrid Carlgren, 2005
9
Freedom and Moral Sentiment: Hume's Way of Naturalizing ...
Nevertheless, so interpreted, Hume is presented as taking what may be described as a rationalistic approach to the problem of responsibility. We can appreciate the general significance of Hume's naturalism more fully by explaining how it ...
Paul Russell, 2002
10
Freedom and Moral Sentiment : Hume's Way of Naturalizing ...
Nevertheless, so interpreted, Hume is presented as taking what may be described as a rationalistic approach to the problem of responsibility. We can appreciate the general significance of Hume's naturalism more fully by explaining how it ...
Paul Russell Associate Professor of Philosophy University of British Columbia, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RATIONALISTIC»

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Is the modern world starved for beauty?
According to this narrative, then, the rationalistic project of the Enlightenment was so consumed with the True and the Good that it forgot about the ancient ... «The Week Magazine, Jun 15»
2
The Old Testament and Rationalistic Biblical Criticism by …
Western rationalistic biblical criticism is a phenomenon of long standing, dating back approximately 200 years. It flourished towards the end of the 19th century, ... «NFTU, May 15»
3
Amma's apogee moment
Despite the mocking by an avowedly rationalistic opposition party, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, the spontaneity and fervour marking these prayers cannot ... «The Hindu, May 15»
4
Wittgenstein and Natural Religion
... groundless believing, depth grammar, world pictures – the defenders aim to defuse rationalistic criticisms of religion by showing them to be, in the strict sense, ... «OUPblog, Apr 15»
5
Kamal Haasan: Censor Board stifles my freedom
Reacting to it, Haasan said his rationalistic ways are perhaps reasons why ... “Probably it is me being a rationalist, that's my way of life like they have their way. «The Indian Express, Apr 15»
6
Tales From Those Non-Ideologues at The Nation
Some people are so ideologically committed to claims of their rationalistic empiricism that no amount of reason or empirical evidence will suffice. But I'll give it ... «National Review Online, Apr 15»
7
Sierra Leone News: We condemn same sex marriage-Bishop …
In the animal kingdom man is considered to be the highest and most civilised of the animal species basically because of man's rationalistic character. «Awoko, Feb 15»
8
Siddaramaiah's visit to temples make people suspect his rationalistic
On 13 May 2013 when Siddaramaiah took oath of office in the name of truth, people, especially intellectual lot had a sigh of relief that state had got a rationalist ... «Times of India, Jan 15»
9
Militarization of Police II
... a conservative libertarian, as it were, a libertarian who recognizes the need to emancipate libertarianism from the abstract, rationalistic excesses with which it ... «Town Hall, Aug 14»
10
LA Opera on WRTI: Mozart's THE MAGIC FLUTE, July 26, 1 PM
The story itself portrays the education of mankind, progressing from chaos through religious superstition to rationalistic enlightenment, by means of trial (Tamino ... «WRTI, Jul 14»

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