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Explore Irrationalism through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Irrationalism meaning

A philosophical movement formed as a cultural reaction against positivism in the early 20th century.

Using Irrationalism

  • The main meaning on this page is: A philosophical movement formed as a cultural reaction against positivism in the early 20th century.

Context around Irrationalism

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

philosophical 1× american 1× control 1×

Often after:

rationalism 1×

Sentence patterns with Irrationalism

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

for lukács irrationalism including its 1× liberty control irrationalism rationalism main 1× such philosophical irrationalism was the 1× white american irrationalism a huge 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

for lukács irrationalism 1× pournelle liberty control 1× such philosophical irrationalism 1×

Common sentence endings:

control the senate 1× in political science 1× of capitalism itself 1× the dominant society 1×

Words around Irrationalism

Just before it in the word index:

irrational 284 irranca 3 irradiators 3 irradiation 107 irradiating 4 irradiates 2

Just after it in the word index:

irrationalities 2 irrationality 33 irrationally 24 irrationals 3 irrawaddy 74 irrealism 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Irrationalism

  • In this selection, "irrationalism" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, philosophical, american, control and rationalism stand out and add context to how "irrationalism" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include for lukács irrationalism including its and liberty control irrationalism rationalism main. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "irrationalism" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with irrationalism

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Such philosophical irrationalism was the intellectual generalization of larger historical influences occurring within the dominant society. (16 words)

For Lukács, irrationalism, including its ultimate coalescence with Nazism, was no fortuitous development, but rather a product of capitalism itself. (20 words)

Pournelle: liberty-control, irrationalism-rationalism main This very distinct two-axis model was created by Jerry Pournelle in 1963 for his doctoral dissertation in political science. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

Not only did she play a key role in defeating white American irrationalism (a huge political force) but also opened a way for the Dems to control the Senate. (29 words)

Pournelle: liberty-control, irrationalism-rationalism main This very distinct two-axis model was created by Jerry Pournelle in 1963 for his doctoral dissertation in political science. (26 words)

For Lukács, irrationalism, including its ultimate coalescence with Nazism, was no fortuitous development, but rather a product of capitalism itself. (20 words)

Example sentences (4)

For Lukács, irrationalism, including its ultimate coalescence with Nazism, was no fortuitous development, but rather a product of capitalism itself.

Such philosophical irrationalism was the intellectual generalization of larger historical influences occurring within the dominant society.

Not only did she play a key role in defeating white American irrationalism (a huge political force) but also opened a way for the Dems to control the Senate.

Pournelle: liberty-control, irrationalism-rationalism main This very distinct two-axis model was created by Jerry Pournelle in 1963 for his doctoral dissertation in political science.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "irrationalism" in a sentence?
An example: "For Lukács, irrationalism, including its ultimate coalescence with Nazism, was no fortuitous development, but rather a product of capitalism itself." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "irrationalism" from authentic English texts.
What does "irrationalism" mean?
Irrationalism means: A philosophical movement formed as a cultural reaction against positivism in the early 20th century.
How many example sentences with "irrationalism" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "irrationalism", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.