English noun: rationalism | |||
1. | rationalism (cognition) (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired by reason without resort to experience | ||
Broader (hypernym) | philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory | ||
Domain category | philosophy | ||
2. | rationalism (cognition) the theological doctrine that human reason rather than divine revelation establishes religious truth | ||
Broader (hypernym) | theological doctrine | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | deism, free thought | ||
3. | rationalism (cognition) the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct | ||
Synonyms | freethinking | ||
Broader (hypernym) | doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought | ||