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reasonist

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A rationalist.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Examples

  • May 19 1731, Daniel Waterland, Christianity Vindicated against Infidelity such persons are now commonly called reasonists and rationalists, to distinguish them from true reasoners or rational inquirers

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History

Etymology

From reason + -ist.