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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. someone who emphasizes observable facts and excludes metaphysical speculation about origins or ultimate causes;
[syn: positivist, rationalist]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. of or relating to or characteristic of rationalism;
- Example: "rationalist philosophy"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Rationalist \Ra"tion*al*ist\, n. [Cf. F. rationaliste.] One who accepts rationalism as a theory or system; also, disparagingly, a false reasoner. See Citation under Reasonist. [1913 Webster] Rationalistic
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

rationalist adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of rationalism; "rationalist philosophy" n 1: someone who emphasizes observable facts and excludes metaphysical speculation about origins or ultimate causes [syn: positivist, rationalist]