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Antonyms for non-rational
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : rash-uh-nl, rash-nl |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈræʃ ə nl, ˈræʃ nl |
Definition of non-rational
Origin :- late 14c., "pertaining to reason;" mid-15c., "endowed with reason," from Old French racionel and directly from Latin rationalis "of or belonging to reason, reasonable," from ratio (genitive rationis) "reckoning, calculation, reason" (see ratio).
- As in mystic/mystical : adj secret, esoteric
- As in mystic : adj secret
- The principle, Hume concludes, is non-rational in character.
- Extract from : « A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason' » by Norman Kemp Smith
- Moreover, the former are non-rational entities, while the latter are attributes of human beings.
- Extract from : « Distributive Justice » by John A. (John Augustine) Ryan
- The synthetic principles which lie at the basis of our experience are non-rational in character.
- Extract from : « A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason' » by Norman Kemp Smith
- So a planet-wide habit of non-rational response had formed and was not seen to be irrational because almost everybody had it.
- Extract from : « Pariah Planet » by Murray Leinster
- But conjurers and others who study our non-rational mental processes can so play upon them as to make us form absurd beliefs.
- Extract from : « Human Nature In Politics » by Graham Wallas
- Sometimes the impulse of affection is excited to a point at which its non-rational character becomes obvious.
- Extract from : « Human Nature In Politics » by Graham Wallas
- The obligation is not indeed unconditional, but it does not depend on the existence of any non-rational desires or aversions.
- Extract from : « The Methods of Ethics » by Henry Sidgwick
- While language familiarises with non-rational relations, science familiarises with rational relations.
- Extract from : « Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects » by Herbert Spencer
Synonyms for non-rational
- abstruse
- anagogic
- arcane
- cabalistic
- cryptic
- enigmatical
- esoteric
- hidden
- imaginary
- impenetrable
- inscrutable
- magic
- magical
- metaphysical
- mysterial
- mysterious
- mystical
- necromantic
- nonrational
- numinous
- occult
- otherworldly
- paranormal
- preternatural
- quixotic
- sorcerous
- spiritual
- supernatural
- telestic
- thaumaturgic
- transcendental
- unaccountable
- unknowable
- visionary
- witchlike
- wizardly
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