Definition of tabula rasa
- a blank slate
- an untouched starting state
Usage examples of tabula rasa
After the factory was demolished, the vacant lot became a tabula rasa for architects planning an entirely new neighborhood.
The new manager treated the empty office as a tabula rasa, free to design every process from scratch.
Because the child had never studied music, the teacher saw his mind as a tabula rasa for learning rhythm and melody.