Associations to the word «Rationalist»

Wiktionary

RATIONALIST, noun. A person who follows the philosophy of rationalism.

Dictionary definition

RATIONALIST, noun. Someone who emphasizes observable facts and excludes metaphysical speculation about origins or ultimate causes.
RATIONALIST, adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of rationalism; "rationalist philosophy".

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky