nihilism
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Synonyms: nihilist, nihlism, nihillism, nihility, virilism, nihilists, nihilisms, philism, -philism
Antonyms: nihilist, nihlism, nihillism, nihility, virilism, nihilists, nihilisms, philism, -philism
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Noun
- {{lb|en|usually|uncountable}} The [[view#Noun|view]] that all [[endeavour]]s are [[devoid]] of [[objective#Adjective|objective]] [[meaning#Noun|meaning]].
- {{lb|en|usually|uncountable}} The [[rejection]] of, or [[opposition]] to, [[religious]] [[belief]]s, ([[inherent]] or [[objective]]) [[moral]] [[principle]]s, [[legal]] [[rule#Noun|rules]], etc., often due to the view that [[life]] is [[meaningless]] ''(sense 1)''.
- {{lb|en|usually|uncountable|politics}} The rejection of [[nonproven|non-proven]] or [[nonrationalized|non-rationalized]] [[assertion]]s in the [[social]] and [[political]] [[sphere]]s of [[society]].
- {{lb|en|uncountable|psychiatry}} A [[delusion]] that oneself or the world, or [[part#Noun|parts]] thereof, have [[cease]]d to exist.
- {{lb|en|uncountable|[[Russia]]|politics|historical}} {{alternative case form of|en|Nihilism|t=a [[Russian#Adjective|Russian]] [[movement]] of the 1860s that [[reject#Verb|rejected]] all [[authority]] and [[promote]]d the [[use#Noun|use]] of [[violence]] for [[political]] [[change#Noun|change]]}}.
- {{lb|en|countable|uncountable|philosophy}} A [[doctrine]] [[ground#Verb|grounded]] on the [[negation]] of one or more [[meaningful]] [[aspect]]s of [[life]]; in particular, the view that [[nothing]] in the [[world]] actually [[exist]]s.
- {{lb|en|countable}} Something that is regarded as meaningless.
Proper noun
- {{lb|en|[[Russia]]|politics|historical}} A [[movement]] of the 1860s that [[reject#Verb|rejected]] all [[authority]] and [[promote]]d the [[use#Noun|use]] of [[violence]] for [[political]] [[change#Noun|change]].
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