Definitions for: Nihilism

[n] a revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake
[n] complete denial of all established authority and institutions
[n] the delusion that things (or everything, including the self) do not exist; a sense that everything is unreal

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: nihilistic delusion

See Also: anarchy, delusion, doctrine, ism, lawlessness, philosophy, psychotic belief, school of thought

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