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ALL meanings of nihilist

ni·hil·ism
N n
  • noun nihilist total rejection of established laws and institutions. 1
  • noun nihilist anarchy, terrorism, or other revolutionary activity. 1
  • noun nihilist total and absolute destructiveness, especially toward the world at large and including oneself: the power-mad nihilism that marked Hitler's last years. 1
  • noun nihilist Philosophy. an extreme form of skepticism: the denial of all real existence or the possibility of an objective basis for truth. nothingness or nonexistence. 1
  • noun nihilist (sometimes initial capital letter) the principles of a Russian revolutionary group, active in the latter half of the 19th century, holding that existing social and political institutions must be destroyed in order to clear the way for a new state of society and employing extreme measures, including terrorism and assassination. 1
  • noun nihilist annihilation of the self, or the individual consciousness, especially as an aspect of mystical experience. 1
  • noun nihilist sb who believes in nothing 1
  • noun nihilist (philosophy, religion) A person who accepts or champions nihilism. 1
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