rationalis
ἢ λέγε τι σιγῆς κρεῖττον ἢ σιγὴν ἔχε → either say something better than silence or keep silence (Menander)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
rătĭōnālis: e, adj. ratio.
I Of or belonging to accounts (post-Aug.): LITTERAE, Inscr. (a. p. Chr. 193) Orell. 39.—Hence, subst.
(a) rătĭōnālis, is, m., an accountant, receiver of revenue, treasurer, Lampr. Alex. Sev. 45; 46; Capitol. Gord. 7; Commod. ap. Capitol. Albin. 2; Amm. 15, 3, 4; Inscr. Orell. 1090.—
(b) rătĭōnāle, is, n., the oracular breastplate of the Jewish highpriest, Vulg. Exod. 25, 7; id. Lev. 8, 8; also called rationale judicii (transl. of LXX. τὸ λογεῖον τῆς κρίσεως), id. Exod. 28, 15.—
II Of or belonging to reason, reasonable, rational, endowed with reason: falsa est (finitio), si dicas, Equus est animal rationale: nam est equus animal, sed irrationale, Quint. 7, 3, 24: homo est animal rationale, id. 5, 10, 56; cf. id. 5, 8, 7; and: nec si mutis finis voluptas, rationalibus quoque: quin immo ex contrario, quia mutis, ideo non rationalibus, id. 5, 11, 35; so without a subst.: a rationali ad rationale (translatio), id. 8, 6, 13.—
B Reasonable, depending on reason: in causā rationali, Auct. Her. 2, 12, 18: philosophia, i. e. logic, Sen. Ep. 89, 17; also called rationalis pars philosophiae, Quint. 12, 2, 10: disciplina, i. e. theoretical science (opp. to usus and experimenta), Cels. praef.; also ars, id. ib.; hence, rationalis medicina, theoretical therapeutics; and rationales medici, medical theorists, id. ib.—
2 In rhet., i. q. ratiocinativus, of or belonging to a syllogism, syllogistic: genus (quaestionum), Quint. 3, 5, 4; 6, 54; 78; 86; cf. status, id. 3, 6, 56; 66.— Hence, adv.: rătĭōnālĭter, in a reasonable manner, reasonably, rationally, Sen. Ep. 109; Tert. Anim. 16 al.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) rătĭōnālis,¹¹ e (ratio),
1 qui sert à compter : CIL 6, 1585 b
2 raisonnable, doué de raison : Quint. 5, 10, 56 ; 7, 3, 24
3 où l’on emploie le raisonnement : rationalis philosophia Sen. Ep. 89, 17, la logique, la dialectique ; medicina Cels. Med. præf., médecine théorique
4 [rhét.] fondé sur le raisonnement, sur le syllogisme : Quint. 3, 5, 4 ; 3, 6, 56.
(2) rătĭōnālis, is, m., agent comptable, receveur : Lampr. Al. Sev. 45 ; 46 ; CIL 6, 1145.
Latin > German (Georges)
ratiōnālis, e (ratio), I) zu den Rechnungen gehörig, Rechnungs-, litterae, Corp. inscr. Lat. 6, 1585, 2: officium, officiales, spät. ICt. – subst., ratiōnālis, is, m., der Rechnungsführer, Rentmeister, Schatzmeister, Kassierer, Scriptt. hist. Aug. u.a. – II) zur Vernunft gehörig, Vernunft-, A) im allg. (Ggstz. irrationalis), philosophiae pars rationalis, die Vernunftlehre, Logik, Sen. u. Quint.: medicina, ars, die rationelle theoretische, Cels.: disputatio, rationelle (logische, dialektische), Chalcid. Tim.: medici, die rationellen Ärzte, Theoretiker, Cels. – subst., quaedam rationalia, einiges Logische, Sen. ep. 102, 4. – B) insbes., 1) mit Vernunft begabt, vernünftig, natura, Sen. de vit. beat. 14, 1 (13, 5) G.: animal, Sen. u. Quint. – 2) als rhet. t. t. – ratiocinativus, zur Schlußfolge gehörig, schließend, folgernd, syllogistisch, causa, Cornif. rhet.: genus (quaestionum), Quint.
