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nihilist
/ˈnaɪ.(h)ɪl.ɪst/
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What does nihilist mean?
noun
- A person who accepts or champions nihilism.
- An absolute skeptic; a person who believes in the truth of nothing.
adjective
- Nihilistic; seeing no value.
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What happened to the Nihilist whose story is related by that profound thinker Dostoiewsky has quickly happened to the Positivists.
Guards were placed at all the gates, especially those leading to the palace, and every possible effort was made to identify the nihilist.
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With nihilism, no discussion is possible; for the nihilist logic doubts the existence of its interlocutor, and is not quite sure that it exists itself.
A Nihilist who rejects all authority, because he knows authority to be evil, and welcomes all pain, because through that he realises his personality, is a real Christian.
In fact, Dr. Osler himself stands accused of being a medical nihilist.