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ˈnaɪ əˌlɪz əm, ˈni-ni·hilism

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  1. nihilismnoun

    Synonyms:
    fatalism

  2. nihilismnoun

    Extreme skepticism, maintaining that nothing has a real existence.

    Synonyms:
    fatalism

  3. nihilismnoun

    The rejection of all moral principles.

    Synonyms:
    fatalism

  4. nihilismnoun

    (capitalized by protagonist Turgenev) A Russian anarchistic revolutionary doctrine (1860-1917) holding that conditions in the social organization are so bad as to make destruction desirable for its own sake, independent of any constructive program or possibility.

    Synonyms:
    fatalism

  5. nihilismnoun

    The belief that all endeavors are ultimately futile and devoid of meaning.

    ...the band members sweat hard enough to earn their pretensions, and maybe even their nihilism (rock critic Dave Marsh, reviewing the band XTC's album Go)

    Synonyms:
    fatalism

  6. nihilismnoun

    Contradiction (not always deliberate) between behavior and espoused principle, to such a degree that all possible espoused principle is voided.

    Synonyms:
    fatalism

  7. nihilismnoun

    The deliberate refusal of belief, to the point that belief itself is rejected as untenable.

    Synonyms:
    fatalism

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  1. nihilismnoun

    a revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake

    Synonyms:
    nihilistic delusion

  2. nihilistic delusion, nihilismnoun

    the delusion that things (or everything, including the self) do not exist; a sense that everything is unreal

    Synonyms:
    nihilistic delusion

  3. nihilismnoun

    complete denial of all established authority and institutions

    Synonyms:
    nihilistic delusion

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. nihilismnoun

    Synonyms:
    nothingness, nothing, non-existence, nonentity, nullity

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  1. Zhang Shujun:

    Our attitude is very clear when it comes to historical nihilism, and that is to have a clear-cut stance on opposing it, to oppose any mistaken point of view or tendency on party history.

  2. Irving Kristol:

    The enemy of liberal capitalism today is not so much socialism as nihilism.

  3. Jaroslaw Kaczynski:

    If someone fights this system, then regardless of whether they are a believer or nor, they favor nihilism.

  4. Scott C. Holstad:

    seeing is believing they say and if boundaries are limitless are we? or is existence twofold and doomed before the sights are set and if so does God really weep for humanity and must we continue to seek sustenance through escapism and do sporting events in all their microcosmic glory refute the tenets of nihilism or should we simply accept and wallow in our ignorance unbearable lightness of being creatures who feelwhat -- I don’t know

  5. President Barack Obama on Friday:

    May we always remember that our shared heritage makes us stronger, that our roots are intertwined, may we always choose faith over nihilism, and courage over despair, and hope over cynicism and fear.


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