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Nihilism
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nihilism
[n] - complete denial of all established authority and institutions 2. [n] - a revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=nihilism
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Nihilism
Ni'hil·ism noun [ Latin nihil nothing: confer French nihilisme . See Annihilate .] 1. Nothingness; nihility. 2. The doctrine that nothing can be known; scepticism as to all knowledge and all reality. 3. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/N/22
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nihilism
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... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?nihilism
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nihilism
noun a revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=nihilism
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nihilism
noun complete denial of all established authority and institutions Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=nihilism
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nihilism
(ni´il-iz″әm) an attitude of skepticism regarding traditional values and beliefs or their frank rejection. a delusion of nonexistence of part or all of the self or the world. adj., nihilis´tic., adj. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
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Nihilism
• (n.) The doctrine that nothing can be known; scepticism as to all knowledge and all reality. • (n.) Nothingness; nihility. • (n.) The theories and practices of the Nihilists. • (n.) Nothingness; nihility. • (n.) The doctrine that nothing can be known; scepticism as to all ... Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/nihilism/
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nihilism
(from Latin nihil, `nothing`), a philosophy of skepticism that originated in 19th-century Russia during the early years of the reign of Alexander II. ... [5 related articles] Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/n/42
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Nihilism
Nihilism (əm or əm; from the Latin nihil, nothing) is the philosophical doctrine suggesting the negation of one or more putatively meaningful aspects of life. Most commonly, nihilism is presented in the form of existential nihilism which argues that life is without objective meaning, purpose, or ... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihilism
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nihilism
nihilism (nī'ulizum) , theory of revolution popular among Russian extremists until the fall of the czarist government (1917); the theory was given its name by Ivan Turgenev in his novel Fathers and Sons (1861). Nihilism stressed the need to destroy existing economic and social institutions... Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0835662.html
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Nihilism
The doctrine that nothing, or nothing of a specified and very general class, exists, or is knowable, or is valuable. Thus Gorgias held that Nothing exists; Even if something did exist it could not be known; Even if it were known this knowledge could not be communicated. Schopenhauer's pessimism and ... Found op http://www.ditext.com/runes/n.html
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nihilism
Type: Term Pronunciation: nī′il-izm, nī′hi-lizm Definitions: 1. In psychiatry, the delusion of the nonexistence of everything, especially of the self or part of the self. 2. Engagement in acts that are totally destructive to one's own purposes and those of one's group. Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=60487
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nihilism
The rejection of all traditional values, authority, and institutions. The term was coined 1862 by Ivan Turgenev in his novel Fathers and Sons, and was adopted by the Nihilists, the Russian radicals of the period. Despairing of reform, they saw change as possible only through the destruction o... Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0040441.html
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nihilism
1) Anarchy 2) Doctrine 3) Ism 4) Philosophical system 5) Philosophy 6) School of thought Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/nihilism/1
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