Bible Dictionaries
Rationalism

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The doctrine or system of those who deduce their religious opinions from reason or the understanding, as distinct from, or opposed to, revelation.

(2):

(n.) The system that makes rational power the ultimate test of truth; - opposed to sensualism, or sensationalism, and empiricism.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Rationalism'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/rationalism.html. 1828.