Hypertext Webster Gateway: "rationalist"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Rationalist \Ra"tion*al*ist\, n. [Cf. F. rationaliste.]
One who accepts rationalism as a theory or system; also,
disparagingly, a false reasoner. See Citation under
{Reasonist}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
rationalist
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of rationalism;
"rationalist philosophy"
n : someone who emphasizes observable facts and excludes
metaphysical speculation about origins or ultimate causes
[syn: {positivist}]
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