antirational
antirational adjective: lacking or (especially) opposed to reason and rational thought.
Adjective
antirational (comparative more antirational, superlative most antirational)
- Lacking or (especially) opposed to reason and rational thought.
- This view is further illustrated by bringing forward the Catholic doctrines, showing the “antirational notion of them,” and thus exhibiting “the mysterious bearings and incomplete character of the Revelation.”1839 November, “G.E.E.”, “Article III — Tracts for the Times. […] ” (book review), in The Christian Examiner and General Review, Volume XXVII, Number II, pages 196-197
- Rand refused to detach even a seemingly radical rebellion from the social totality in which it emerged. The New Left was as much an outgrowth of the antirational as the culture it had rejected.1995, Chris Matthew Sciabarra, Ayn Rand: The Russian Radical, Penn State Press, →ISBN, page 328
Forms of antirational
| comparative | more antirational |
|---|---|
| superlative | most antirational |
Origin of antirational
From anti- + rational.
Words that rhyme with antirational
Questions about antirational
- What does antirational mean?
- Antirational means lacking or (especially) opposed to reason and rational thought.
- What part of speech is antirational?
- Antirational is an adjective.
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