rationalist

English

Etymology

From Middle French rationaliste; rational +‎ -ist.

Noun

rationalist (plural rationalists)

1. A person who follows the philosophy of rationalism

Antonyms

• irrationalist
• traditionalist

Translations

person

• Arabic: عَقْلَانِيّ (ʕaqlāniyy)
• Czech: racionalista m
• Dutch: rationalist (nl) m
• Greek: ορθολογιστής (el) m (orthologistís)
• Irish: réasúnaí m
• Latvian: racionālists m, racionāliste f
• Malayalam: യുക്തിവാദി (ml) (yuktivādi)
• Telugu: హేతువాది (te) (hētuvādi)

Anagrams

• striational

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French rationaliste. Equivalent to rationeel +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

• (Netherlands) IPA^(key): /ˌraː.(t)ʃoː.naːˈlɪst/

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• Hyphenation: ra‧ti‧o‧na‧list
• Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

rationalist m (plural rationalisten)

1. rationalist (adherent of rationalism) [from early 18th c.]

Derived terms

• rationalistisch

Related terms

• rationalisme

Descendants

• Afrikaans: rasionalis