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Definition of Nihility
1. Noun. The state of nonexistence.
Generic synonyms: Nonentity, Nonexistence
Specialized synonyms: Thin Air
Derivative terms: Void
Definition of Nihility
1. n. Nothingness; a state of being nothing.
Definition of Nihility
1. Noun. Nothingness, nullity.*''Oxford English Dictionary'', 2nd ed., 1989. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nihility
1. the state of being nothing [n -TIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nihility
Literary usage of Nihility
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Necessary Existence of God by William Honyman Gillespie (1843)
"The nihility of Space having been so satisfactorily established, ... Well: This
tallies with its nihility. But the rubric immediately goes on to do more ..."
2. Translations from the Chinese and Armenian: With Notes and Illustrations by Yung-lun Yüan, Zhuhong, Vahram, Oriental Translation Fund (1831)
"For this reason therefore it is falsely said that in the beginning was nihility.
If Entity, that will say things whicli have existence, would not exist, ..."
3. The Sanskrit Buddhist Literature of Nepal by Rājendralāla Mitra (1882)
"True Buddhism is declared to be founded on the theory of nihility, and the
attainment of the highest perfection is made to depend on the performance of ..."
4. A Careful and Strict Enquiry Into the Modern Prevailing Notions of that by Jonathan Edwards (1828)
"Now all limits as to nature and essence speak a mixture of nihility, ...
This nihility, or nothingness of the creature, is the same with its passive power ..."
5. The Works of President Edwards ...: With a Memoir of His Life by Jonathan Edwards, David Brainerd (1830)
"We must at the same time confess that we do not quite understand the position,
that created be- ingt tendi to nihility; and we leave it to our readers to ..."
6. The Works of President Edwards: With a Memoir of His Life by Jonathan Edwards, Sereno Edwards Dwight (1829)
"Though he counteracts nihility by actual creation, and providential preservation,
it is no object ot blame, or holy hatred, as moral evil is. ..."
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