rationalist (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *rationalist*:
ADJECTIVE	pert	rationalist	of or relating to or characteristic of rationalism
NOUN	person	rationalist, positivist	someone who emphasizes observable facts and excludes metaphysical / metaphysical speculation about origins or ultimate causes

English > *rationalist*: 2 senses > adjective 1, pert
Meaning	Of or relating to or characteristic of rationalism.
Example	"rationalist philosophy"
Spanish	racionalista
Catalan	racionalista
Nouns	rationalism	(philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired by reason without resort / resort to experience

English > *rationalist*: 2 senses > noun 1, person
Meaning	someone who emphasizes observable facts and excludes metaphysical / metaphysical speculation about origins or ultimate causes.
Synonym	positivist
Narrower	logical positivist	someone who maintains that any statement that cannot be verified empirically is meaningless
Broader	nonreligious person	A person who does not manifest devotion to a deity
Spanish	positivista, racionalista
Catalan	positivista, racionalista
Nouns	rationalism	the theological doctrine that human reason rather than divine revelation establishes religious truth

HyperDic: rationalist