Antonyms for rationalism


Grammar : Noun
Spell : rash-uh-nl-iz-uh m
Phonetic Transcription : ˈræʃ ə nlˌɪz əm


Definition of rationalism

  • As in philosophy : noun principles, knowledge
  • As in reason : noun mental analysis
  • As in classicism : noun simple style; regularity, restraint
Example sentences :
  • He was temperate in his rationalism and thrifty in his philanthropy.
  • Extract from : « Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle » by H. N. Brailsford
  • We may admit that the clergy are more blameworthy than the orators of rationalism.
  • Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby
  • Dr. Beswick's rationalism on the subject rose to trouble her.
  • Extract from : « The Faith Doctor » by Edward Eggleston
  • His rationalism could not take the place of a knowledge of history.
  • Extract from : « A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy » by Isaac Husik
  • But it is not the gradual approach of rationalism that is the subject of this lecture.
  • Extract from : « The Religious Experience of the Roman People » by W. Warde Fowler
  • One year after it was published, Rationalism went into a third edition.
  • Extract from : « Historical Essays » by James Ford Rhodes
  • Thirdly, it must be remembered that Rationalism is all destructive and not constructive.
  • Extract from : « The Truth of Christianity » by William Harry Turton
  • Not socialism, but rationalism will rule in Germany when the war is over.
  • Extract from : « The Iron Ration » by George Abel Schreiner
  • The result will be that we must fall back on philosophy and a system of rationalism.
  • Extract from : « The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869 » by Various
  • Socialism, Determinism, and Rationalism are factors in the sum; and the sum is Humanism.
  • Extract from : « God and my Neighbour » by Robert Blatchford

Synonyms for rationalism

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