Nihilist - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Nihilist :  (noun)
1: someone who rejects all theories of morality or religious belief
2: an advocate of anarchism [syn: anarchist, syndicalist]

Based on WordNet 2.0

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.

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.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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