"rationalist" in the noun sense
1. positivist, rationalist
someone who emphasizes observable facts and excludes metaphysical speculation about origins or ultimate causes
"rationalist" in the adjective sense
1. rationalist
of or relating to or characteristic of rationalism
"rationalist philosophy"
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