Definition of reason

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Reason (n.) Due exercise of the reasoning faculty; accordance with, or that which is accordant with and ratified by, the mind rightly exercised; right intellectual judgment; clear and fair deductions from true principles; that which is dictated or supported by the common sense of mankind; right conduct; right; propriety; justice..

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Sensible :: Sensible (a.) Possessing or containing sense or reason; giftedwith, or characterized by, good or common sense; intelligent; wise..
Awry :: Awry (adv. & a.) Aside from the line of truth, or right reason; unreasonable or unreasonably; perverse or perversely..
Casuistry :: Casuistry (a.) The science or doctrine of dealing with cases of conscience, of resolving questions of right or wrong in conduct, or determining the lawfulness or unlawfulness of what a man may do by rules and principles drawn from the Scriptures, from the laws of society or the church, or from equity and natural reason; the application of general moral rules to particular cases..
Likely :: Likely (a.) Having probability; having or giving reason to expect; -- followed by the infinitive; as, it is likely to rain..
Groundless :: Groundless (a.) Without ground or foundation; wanting cause or reason for support; not authorized; false; as, groundless fear; a groundless report or assertion..
Sophistry :: Sophistry (n.) The practice of a sophist; fallacious reasoning; reasoning sound in appearance only.
Argue :: Argue (v. t.) To persuade by reasons; as, to argue a man into a different opinion..
Equity :: Equity (n.) Equality of rights; natural justice or right; the giving, or desiring to give, to each man his due, according to reason, and the law of God to man; fairness in determination of conflicting claims; impartiality..
Irrational :: Irrational (a.) Not rational; void of reason or understanding; as, brutes are irrational animals..
Sense :: Sense (v. t.) Sound perception and reasoning; correct judgment; good mental capacity; understanding; also, that which is sound, true, or reasonable; rational meaning..
Conceive :: Conceive (v. t.) To apprehend by reason or imagination; to take into the mind; to know; to imagine; to comprehend; to understand.
Insensible :: Insensible (a.) Not sensible or reasonable; meaningless.
Deduce :: Deduce (v. t.) To derive or draw; to derive by logical process; to obtain or arrive at as the result of reasoning; to gather, as a truth or opinion, from what precedes or from premises; to infer; -- with from or out of..
Reason :: Reason (v. t.) To arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine or discuss by arguments; to debate or discuss; as, I reasoned the matter with my friend..
Syllogized :: Syllogization (n.) A reasoning by syllogisms.
Impenetrable :: Impenetrable (a.) Inaccessible, as to knowledge, reason, sympathy, etc.; unimpressible; not to be moved by arguments or motives; as, an impenetrable mind, or heart..
Logical :: Logical (a.) According to the rules of logic; as, a logical argument or inference; the reasoning is logical..
Reason :: Reason (v. t.) To overcome or conquer by adducing reasons; -- with down; as, to reason down a passion..
Reasonableness :: Reasonableness (n.) Quality of being reasonable.
Think :: Think (v. t.) To form an opinion by reasoning; to judge; to conclude; to believe; as, I think it will rain to-morrow..
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