different between provocation vs rationale

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French provocacion, from Late Latin provocatio, provocationem, from Latin provoco. Doublet of provokatsiya.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p??v??ke???n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p??v??ke???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n
• Hyphenation: prov?o?ca?tion

Noun

provocation (countable and uncountable, plural provocations)

1. The act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something
2. Something that provokes; a provocative act
3. (emergency medicine) The second step in OPQRST regarding the investigation of what makes the symptoms MOI or NOI improve or deteriorate.

   When it's time to check for provocation ask the patient about what makes their chief complaint better or worse.

Related terms

• provocateur
• provocator
• provoke

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin provocatio, provocationem, from Latin provoco.

Pronunciation

Noun

provocation f (plural provocations)

1. provocation

Related terms

• provocateur
• provoquer

Further reading

• “provocation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?æ.???n??l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?æ.???næl/
• Rhymes: -æl

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) From Latin rati?n?le.

Noun

rationale (plural rationales or rationalia)

1. An explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons for something. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
2. A justification or rationalization for something. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Synonyms

• (explanation): reasoning, rationalization
• (justification): reasoning

Translations

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) From Latin rati?n?le.

Noun

rationale (plural rationales)

1. (rare, religion) A liturgical vestment worn by some Christian bishops of various denominations.
   • 2015, Gregory Dipippo, "Rationale Worn by the Bishop of Eichstätt"[1]

     the local bishop, H.E. Gregor Maria Hanke, is shown wearing that rarest of liturgical garments, the rationale.

Translations

Anagrams

• alienator, taeniolar

Latin

Adjective

rati?n?le

1. nominative singular neuter of rati?n?lis (“rational, of reason”)
2. vocative singular neuter of rati?n?lis (“rational, of reason”)
3. accusative singular neuter of rati?n?lis (“rational, of reason”)

Noun

rati?n?le n (genitive rati?n?lis); third declension

1. The breastplate worn by Israelite high priests (Translation of ??????? (logeîon) or ?????? (lógion, “oracle”) in the Septuagint version of Exodus 28.)
   • Vulgate Bible, Exodus 28:15

     Rationale quoque iudicii facies opere polymito iuxta texturam superumeralis ex auro hyacintho et purpura coccoque bis tincto et bysso retorta (And you shall make the breastplate of judgment with skillful work; like the work of the ephod you shall make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shall you make it.)

2. a rationale worn by a bishop

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).

References

• rationale in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• rationale in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)