rom The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Nihilist \Ni"hil*ist\, n. [Cf. F. nihiliste. See {Nihilism}.]
1. One who advocates the doctrine of nihilism; one who
believes or teaches that nothing can be known, or asserted
to exist.
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2. (Politics) A member of a secret association (esp. in
Russia), which is devoted to the destruction of the
present political, religious, and social institutions.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
nihilist
n 1: someone who rejects all theories of morality or religious
belief
2: an advocate of anarchism [syn: {anarchist}, {syndicalist}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Nihilism \Ni"hil*ism\, n. [L. nihil nothing: cf. F. nihilisme.
See {Annihilate}.]
1. Nothingness; nihility.
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2. The doctrine that nothing can be known; scepticism as to
all knowledge and all reality.
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3. (Politics) The theories and practices of the Nihilists.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
nihilism
n 1: a revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the
social system for its own sake
2: the delusion that things (or everything, including the self)
do not exist; a sense that everything is unreal [syn: {nihilistic
delusion}]
3: complete denial of all established authority and
institutions