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🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

बुद्धिवादी

Pronunciation / Transliteration: buddhivadi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Rationalist/ˈræʃ.ən.əl.ɪst/
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"एक बुद्धिवादी हमेशा तार्किक प्रमाण की मांग करता है।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who bases their opinions and actions on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief or emotional response.

    "As a dedicated rationalist, she demanded empirical evidence before accepting any new scientific hypothesis."
  2. 2

    A philosopher who adheres to rationalism, maintaining that knowledge comes from intellectual and deductive reasoning rather than sensory experience alone.

    "René Descartes is widely celebrated as one of the foundational rationalists of modern philosophy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin root 'rationalis' (belonging to reason), entering English via French in the 17th century. It originally referred to theologians who relied on human reason rather than divine revelation, later broadening during the Enlightenment to describe philosophers and thinkers who prioritize logic and empirical deduction.

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