"rationalist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rationalists [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French rationaliste; rational + -ist. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|frm|rationaliste}} Middle French rationaliste, {{suffix|en|rational|ist}} rational + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} rationalist (plural rationalists)
  1. A person who follows the philosophy of rationalism Categories (topical): People Translations (person): عَقْلَانِيّ (ʕaqlāniyy) (Arabic), racionalista [masculine] (Czech), rationalist [masculine] (Dutch), ορθολογιστής (orthologistís) [masculine] (Greek), réasúnaí [masculine] (Irish), racionālists [masculine] (Latvian), racionāliste [feminine] (Latvian), യുക്തിവാദി (yuktivādi) (Malayalam), హేతువాది (hētuvādi) (Telugu)

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