Definition of Nihilistic

1. Adjective. Of or relating to nihilism.

Partainyms: Nihilism
Derivative terms: Nihilism, Nihilism

Definition of Nihilistic

1. a. Of, pertaining to, or characterized by, nihilism.

Definition of Nihilistic

1. Adjective. Of or relating to nihilism. ¹

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Definition of Nihilistic

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nihilistic

nihang
nihil
nihil obstat
nihilarians
nihilartikel
nihilartikels
nihilate
nihilated
nihilates
nihilating
nihilation
nihilator
nihilism
nihilisms
nihilist
nihilistic (current term)
nihilistic delusion
nihilistically
nihilists
nihilities
nihility
nihils
nihonga
nihongas
nijubashi
nikau
nikaus
nikethamide
nikischerite

Literary usage of Nihilistic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of Modern Philosophy by Kuno Fischer (1887)
"Reply to the Objection that Doubt is nihilistic. — The proposition of self-certainty was exposed to a threefold attack. Some regarded it as syllogistic, ..."

2. The Empire of the Tsars and the Russians by Anatole Leroy-Beaulieu (1898)
"... Disappointments—Local Self-Government cannot well Subsist without Political Liberties—Attitude of the Zemst- vos during the nihilistic Crisis—Injustice ..."

3. The Empire of the Tsars and the Russians by Anatole Leroy-Beaulieu (1893)
"... Sense Nihilism is a Sect—Manner of nihilistic Propaganda—Radical Instincts of the Russian Mind—The Slav Woman and the '' Woman Question'' in Russia. ..."

4. Outlines of Mahaŷâna Buddhism by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki (1907)
"nihilistic Nirvana not the First Object. In order to see the true signification of Nirvana, it is necessary first to observe in what direction Buddha ..."

5. A Summer's Cruise in the Waters of Greece, Turkey and Russia by Alfred Colbeck (1887)
"... in the early part of the nineteenth century—Peasant revolts—Government interference— The nihilistic struggle—The Czar—The people—The future of Russia. ..."

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