tabula rasa

Definition of Tabula Rasa in English :

1. tabula rasa

a young mind not yet affected by experience (according to John Locke)

an opportunity to start over without prejudice

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Tabula Rasa

nounWord forms: plural tabulae rasae (ˈtæbjʊliː ˈrɑːsiː )

1.

(esp in the philosophy of Locke) the mind in its uninformed original state

2.

an opportunity for a fresh start; clean slate

a blank tablet; clean slate

used esp. of the mind when regarded as blank until impressions are recorded upon it by experience

n. pl. tab·u·lae ra·sae (tăbyə-lē′ räsē, -zē)

1.

a. The mind before it receives the impressions gained from experience.

b. The unformed, featureless mind in the philosophy of John Locke.

2. A need or an opportunity to start from the beginning.