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Definitions: Rationalism |
RationalismNoun1. The doctrine that knowledge is acquired by reason without resort to experience. 2. The theological doctrine that human reason rather than divine revelation establishes religious truth. 3. The doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "rationalism" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1788. (references) |
Etymology: Rationalism \Ra"tion*al*ism\, noun. [Compare to the French expression rationalisme.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonym: RationalismSynonym: freethinking (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Irreligion | Infidelity, freethinking, antichristianity, rationalism; neology. |
Reasoning, | Noun: {ant. } reasoning ratiocination rationalism; dialectics, induction, generalization. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Rationalism |
| English words defined with "rationalism": deism ♦ free thought ♦ Neo-Christianity ♦ rationalist, rationalistic, Rationalistical. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Rationalism" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. Swedish (rationalism). |
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Screenplays | But you saved me. As difficult and frustrating as it's been sometimes, your God-damned strict rationalism and science have saved me a thousand times over. (The X Files; writing credit: Chris Carter; Frank Spotnitz) | |
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| "Rationalism" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Rationalism" is used about 135 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 135 | 27,360 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
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Ending with "rationalism": anti-rationalism. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
rationalism | 46 |
empiricism rationalism | 5 |
descartes rationalism | 4 |
economic rationalism | 3 |
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| Language | Translations for "rationalism"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | racionalizëm (rationality). (various references) | |
Arabic | مذهب العقلية, الإنطاق حذف الجذور. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | рационализъм. (various references) | |
Czech | racionalismus. (various references) | |
Farsi | فلسفه عقلانی , عقل گراءی . (various references) | |
Finnish | järkeisusko. (various references) | |
French | rationalisme. (various references) | |
German | Rationalismus (rationality). (various references) | |
Greek | ορθολογισμόσ. (various references) | |
Hebrew | רציו ליזם. (various references) | |
Hungarian | racionalizmus, ésszerűség (reason, reasonableness). (various references) | |
Italian | razionalismo. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | ラウリン酸 (La Salle, Lacoste, lacrosse, lactose, lager beer, Laos, lasagna, lauric acid, lounge, loungewear, paddle, raccoon, racket, racquetball, radial, radial tire, radian, radium, radius, raglan, ragtime, rational, rationalist, rationalization, round, round number, round robin, round table, rug, rugby, rugger), "理論 , 合理論 , 合理主義 . (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ラショナリズ , "うりしゅぎ, "うりろ", ゆいりろ". (various references) | |
Manx | resoonaghys (casuistry). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ationalismray.(various references) | |
Portuguese | racionalismo. (various references) | |
Romanian | raţionalism. (various references) | |
Russian | рационализм (rationalistic, rationality). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | racionalizam. (various references) | |
Spanish | racionalismo. (various references) | |
Swedish | rationalism. (various references) | |
Turkish | rasyonalizm, akılcılık. (various references) | |
Ukranian | раціоналізм (rationality). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | chủ nghĩa duy lý. (various references) | |
Welsh | rhesymoliaeth. (various references) | |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "rationalism": rationalisms. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "rationalism": antirationalism, irrationalism, operationalism. (additional references) | |
Words containing "rationalism": antirationalisms, irrationalisms, operationalisms. (additional references) | |
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"Rationalism" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: raionalism, rationalise, rationalisme. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "rationalism" (pronounced 'Ra"tion*al*ism'): Abolitionism, Absenteeism, Absinthism, Absolutism, Academicism, Academism, Accidentalism, Achromatism, Acosmism, Acrobatism, Acrotism, Actinism, Adiaphorism, AEstheticism, Africanism, Agnosticism, Agonism, Agrarianism, Agriculturism, Albinism, Albinoism, Alcoholism, Alienism, Allodialism, Allomerism, Allomorphism, Allotheism, Alphabetism, Altruism, Amateurism, Americanism, Amorphism, Anabaptism, Anachorism, Anachronism, Anacrotism, Anagrammatism, Analogism, Anamorphism, Anarchism, Anathematism, Anatocism, Anatomism, Anchoretism, Andabatism, Aneurism, Anglicanism, Anglicism, Anglo-Catholicism, Anglo-Saxonism, Anilinism, Animalism, Animism, Anomalism, Antagonism, Antarchism, Anthorism, Anthropomorphism, Anthropomorphitism, Anthropophuism, Antichronism, Anticivism, Anti-imperialism, Antinomianism, Antiquarianism, Anti-Semitism, Antitheism, Apheliotropism, Aphetism, Aphorism, Aplanatism, Apogeotropism, Apophlegmatism, Apriorism, Arabism, Aramaism, Archaism, Arianism, Aristocratism, Aristotelianism, Arminianism, Arsenicism, Asceticism, Asiaticism, Associationism, Astaticism, Asteism, Asterism, astigmatism, Asystolism, Atavism, Atheism, Athleticism, Athletism, Atomicism, Atomism, Atropism, Atticism, Attorneyism, Authorism, Autochthonism, Autoecism, Autohypnotism, Automatism, Automobilism, Automorphism, Autotheism, Autotropism, Averroism, Baalism, Babyism, Bacchanalianism, Bachelorism, Bahaism, Bantingism, BAPTISM, Barbarism, Bardism, Bastardism, Bathmism, Baunscheidtism, Beggarism, Benthamism, Biblicism, Bibliophilism, Bibliopolism, Bicyclism, Bilingualism, Biliteralism, Bimastism, Bimetallism, Biomagnetism, Biprism, Bitheism, Blackguardism, Bletonism, Blockheadism, Bluestockingism, Bohemianism, Bonapartism, Boodhism, Bossism, Boswellism, Boulangism, Bourbonism, Boycottism, Boyism, Braggardism, Brahmoism, Branchiomerism, Brigandism, Briticism, Bromism, Bromoiodism, Brutalism, Brutism, Buddhism, Buffoonism, Burkism, Cabalism, Caesarism, Cahenslyism, Calvinism, Cannibalism, Carbonarism, Carnalism, Cartesianism, Casualism, Catadicrotism, Catasterism, Catastrophism, Catechism, Catholicism, Cauterism, Cavalierism, Celticism, Cenobitism, Centonism, Centralism, Cephalism, Cerebralism, Ceremonialism, Cesarism, Chaldaism, Characterism, Charism, Charlatanism, Chartism, Chattelism, Chauvinism, Chemism, Chloralism, Chrism, Christianism, Chromatism, Chromism, Churchism, Ciceronianism, Cicisbeism, Cinchonism, Citicism, Civicism, Civism, Classicalism, Classicism, Clericalism, Cliquism, Cocainism, Cockneyism, Collectivism, Colloquialism, Colonialism, Commatism, Commensalism, Commercialism, Communalism, Communism, Compatriotism, Comtism, Conceptualism, Concettism, Confessionalism, Confucianism, Congregationalism, Congruism, Conservatism, Constitutionalism, Consubstantialism, Contrabandism, Conventionalism, Conversationism, Convictism, Corporealism, Cosmopolitanism, Cosmopolitism, Cosmotheism, creationism, Creticism, Cretinism, Cretism, Criticism, Cubism, Cullyism, Curialism, Cynicism, Cyphonism, Daltonism, Dandyism, Darwinianism, Darwinism, Dashism, Deaf-mutism, Decimalism, Deism, Demagogism, Democratism, Demoniacism, Demonianism, Demonism, Denominationalism, Dentalism, Despotism, Determinism, Devilism, Diabolism, Diageotropism, Diaheliotropism, Dialogism, Diamagnetism, Diathermanism, Dichroism, Dichromatism, Dicrotism, Didacticism, Diglottism, Dilettanteism, Dilettantism, Dimorphism, Dioecism, Diorism, Diplomatism, Dissenterism, Ditheism, Docetism, Doctrinarianism, Dogmatism, Donatism, Donnism, Doricism, Dorism, Doughfaceism, Dowagerism, Druidism, Dualism, Dynamism, Dynamitism, Ebionitism, Ecclesiasticism, Eclecticism, Ectorganism, Egoism, Egomism, Egotheism, Egotism, Eleaticism, Electicism, Electro-magnetism, Electro-vitalism, Elementalism, Embolism, Emotionalism, Empiricism, Encyclopedism, Englishism, Entorganism, Epicureanism, Epicurism, Epilogism, Epipolism, Episcopalianism, Episyllogism, Equestrianism, Erastianism, Eremitism, Erethism, Eroticism, Erythrism, Erythrochroism, Esotericism, Essenism, Etacism, Etherealism, Ethnicism, Euhemerism, Eunuchism, Euphemism, Euphonism, Euphuism, Eutychianism, Evangelicalism, Evangelicism, Evangelism, Evolutionism, Exclusionism, Exclusivism, Exorcism, Exoticism, Experientialism, Externalism, Falsism, Familism, Fanaticism, Fanatism, Fantasticism, Fatalism, Favoritism, Federalism, Fenianism, feudalism, Filibusterism, Fissiparism, Flunlyism, Fogyism, Foreignism, formalism, Fossilism, Fourierism, Frenchism, Frivolism, futurism, Galenism, Gallicanism, Gallicism, Galvanotropism, Gamomorphism, Gargarism, Genevanism, Gentilism, Geomalism, Geophagism, Geotropism, Germanism, Geusdism, Gipsyism, Gladiatorism, Gnosticism, Gongorism, Gonochorism, Gormandism, Gothicism, Grammarianism, Grammaticism, Grangerism, Grecism, Grundyism, Gutturalism, Gynandromorphism, Gypsyism, heathenism, Hebraism. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-i-i-l-m-n-o-r-s-t" | |
-1 letter: laminators, sinoatrial, trinomials. | |
-2 letters: animators, antisolar, atonalism, laminator, mirlitons, rationals, sanitoria, trinomial. | |
-3 letters: airmails, alarmist, alations, animator, intarsia, mainsail, manorial, martians, martinis, matronal, mirliton, mistrain, mistrial, morainal, moralist, notarial, orinasal, rational, staminal, talisman, tamarins, tonsilar, troilism. | |
-4 letters: airmail, alastor, alation, amatols, amorini, amorist, amritas, animals, animato, animist, anosmia, antiair, antiars, aroints, artisan, intimal, intimas, ironist, laminar, laminas, lariats, latinos, latrias, liaison, malison, manilas, manitos, mantras, marinas, marital, marlins, martial, martian, martini, martins, matinal, matrons, mislain, mistral, mortals, nitrils, normals, nostril, oarsman, oralism, oralist, ramtils, rations, ratlins, rialtos, santimi, similar, simitar, sirloin, solaria, solatia, somital, stamina, stromal, tailors, talions, tamarin, tamaris, transom, tsarina. | |
-5 letters: aaliis, aiolis, airman, alamos, alants, alarms, almost, aloins, altars, amatol, amnios, amoral, amrita, animal, animas, animis, antiar, antral, aorist, aortal, aortas, ariosi, arista, aristo, aroint, aromas, arsino, aslant, astral, atmans, atonal, atrial, inarms, inmost, instal, instar, instil, intima, intros, isatin, lamias, lamina, lanais, lariat, latino, latria, lianas, limans, limina, limits, lorans, malars, maloti, manats, manias, manila, manito, manors, mantas, mantis, mantra, marina, marlin, martin, matins, matron, minors, mislit, mitral, moirai, molars, monist, morals, mortal, nairas, narial, nasial, nitril, nitros, norias, normal, oilman, raisin, ramson, ramtil, ransom, ratals, ratans, ration, ratios, ratlin, rialto, riatas, romans, sailor, saimin, salami, salina, salmon, santir, santol, satori, simian, simlin, smalti, smalto, somata, sonata, stomal, strain, stroma, tailor, talars, talion, talons, tamals, tamari, tarnal, tarsal, tarsia, tiaras, tolans, tolars, tomans, tonsil, trails, trains, trials, trinal, triols, tronas. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-i-i-l-m-n-o-r-s-t" | |
+1 letter: lacrimations, rationalisms. | |
+2 letters: abnormalities, ameliorations, antiformalist, irrationalism, moralizations. | |
+3 letters: antiformalists, antilogarithms, antimicrobials, formalizations, glamorizations, irrationalisms, matriculations, mistranslation, normalizations, operationalism, traditionalism. | |
+4 letters: antirationalism, demoralizations, improvisational, melodramatising, militarizations, mineralizations, mistranslations, operationalisms, paranormalities, postmillenarian, reimplantations, thermalizations, totalitarianism, traditionalisms. | |
+5 letters: antirationalisms, circumvallations, collaborationism, criminalizations, deglamorizations, discriminational, familiarizations, formularizations, immortalizations, internationalism, malpractitioners, marginalizations, materializations, misanthropically, nonmaterialistic, postmillenarians, renormalizations, supranationalism, totalitarianisms, transilluminator, transnationalism, ultranationalism. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)52 61 74 69 6F 6E 61 6C 69 73 6D |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).-. .- - .. --- -. .- .-.. .. ... -- |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010010 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 01100001 01101100 01101001 01110011 01101101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)R a t i o n a l i s m |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0052 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E 0061 006C 0069 0073 006D |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5267867581806778758579 |
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