Rationalism

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rationalism \Ra"tion*al*ism\ (r[a^]sh"[u^]n*al*[i^]z'm), n. [Cf.
     F. rationalisme.]
     1. (Theol.) The doctrine or system of those who deduce their
        religious opinions from reason or the understanding, as
        distinct from, or opposed to, revelation.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. (Philos.) The system that makes rational power the
        ultimate test of truth; -- opposed to sensualism, or
        sensationalism, and empiricism. --Fleming.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  rationalism
       n 1: (philosophy) 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 [syn: {freethinking}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  52 Moby Thesaurus words for "rationalism":
     Buddhology, Mariolatry, Mariology, Mercersburg theology,
     apologetics, canonics, crisis theology, deduction,
     deductive reasoning, demonstration, dialogical theology, discourse,
     discourse of reason, discursive reason, divinity, doctrinalism,
     doctrinism, dogmatics, eschatology, existential theology,
     hagiography, hagiology, hierology, induction, inductive reasoning,
     logical thought, logos Christology, logos theology,
     natural theology, neoorthodox theology, neoorthodoxy,
     patristic theology, phenomenological theology, philosophy,
     physicotheology, proof, ratiocination, rationality,
     rationalization, rationalizing, reason, reasonableness, reasoning,
     religion, scholastic theology, secularism, sophistry, soteriology,
     specious reasoning, sweet reason, systematics, theology