Definitions for tabula rasaˈtæb yə lə ˈrɑ sə, -zə; ˈtæb yəˌli ˈrɑ si, -zi
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ta•bu•la ra•saˈtæb yə lə ˈrɑ sə, -zə; ˈtæb yəˌli ˈrɑ si, -zi(n.)(pl.)ta•bu•lae ra•sae
a mind not yet affected by experiences, impressions, etc.
Category: Foreign Term
anything existing undisturbed in its original pure state.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Foreign Term
Origin of tabula rasa:
1525–35; < L: scraped tablet, clean slate
Princeton's WordNet
tabula rasa(noun)
a young mind not yet affected by experience (according to John Locke)
fresh start, clean slate, tabula rasa(noun)
an opportunity to start over without prejudice
Wiktionary
tabula rasa(Noun)
The idea that the mind comes into this world as a "blank slate".
tabula rasa(Noun)
Anything which exists in a pristine state.
Origin: From tabula + rasa, feminine singular of rasus.
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