rationalism
/ˈræʃənəlɪzəm/noun
mass noun
1- a belief or theory that opinions and actions should be based on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief or emotional response唯理主义：
scientific rationalism.
科学唯理主义。
1.1
- Philosophy the theory that reason rather than experience is the foundation of certainty in knowledge【哲】唯理论, 理性主义。
1.2
- Theology the practice of treating reason as the ultimate authority in religion【神学】理性至上。
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