rationalistic
Americanadjective
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It says it does not attempt to convert children to any religious ideology, but offers activities that “emphasize a scientific, rationalistic, non-superstitious worldview.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2023
They concentrated on old rationalistic aspects of politics.
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2022
The Greeks were the first to carry out experiments in rationalistic philosophy and in democratic government.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
If we’re going to turn human space exploration into displaced religion, at least let’s not dress it up as rationalistic entrepreneurialism.
From The Guardian ● May 26, 2019
Its occasional lapses into rationalistic and unorthodox thought roused her dismay and ire.
From An Ambitious Woman A Novel by Edgar Fawcett
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