irrationalism

irrationalism
noun Date: 1811 1. a system emphasizing intuition, instinct, feeling, or faith rather than reason or holding that the universe is governed by irrational forces 2. the quality or state of being irrationalirrationalist noun or adjectiveirrationalistic adjective

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