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Nihilism - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Nihilism : (noun)
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
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Nihilism : \Ni"hil*ism\, n. [L. nihil nothing: cf. F. nihilisme.
See Annihilate.]
1. Nothingness; nihility.
2. The doctrine that nothing can be known; scepticism as to
all knowledge and all reality.
3. (Politics) The theories and practices of the Nihilists.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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