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Definition of Nihilism
1. Noun. A revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake.
Derivative terms: Nihilist, Nihilist, Nihilistic
2. Noun. The delusion that things (or everything, including the self) do not exist; a sense that everything is unreal.
3. Noun. Complete denial of all established authority and institutions.
Definition of Nihilism
1. n. Nothingness; nihility.
Definition of Nihilism
1. Noun. (philosophy) Extreme skepticism, maintaining that nothing has a real existence. ¹
2. Noun. (ethics) The rejection of all moral principles. ¹
3. Noun. (politics) (''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. ¹
4. Noun. The belief that all endeavors are ultimately futile and devoid of meaning. ¹
5. Noun. Contradiction (not always deliberate) between behavior and espoused principle, to such a degree that all possible espoused principle is voided. ¹
6. Noun. The deliberate refusal of belief, to the point that belief itself is rejected as untenable. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nihilism
1. a doctrine that denies traditional values [n -S]
Medical Definition of Nihilism
1. 1. In psychiatry, the delusion of the nonexistence of everything, especially of the self or part of the self. 2. Engagement in acts which are totally destructive to one's own purposes and those of one's group. Origin: L. Nihil, nothing Therapeutic nihilism, a disbelief in the efficacy or value of therapy, as of drugs, psychotherapy, etc. (05 Mar 2000)
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