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Nihilism

/ˈnaɪ.(h)ɪ.lɪ.z(ə)m/

(usually uncountable) The view that all endeavours are devoid of objective meaning.

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📖 Definitions of "Nihilism"

noun

1
(usually uncountable) The view that all endeavours are devoid of objective meaning.
2
(usually uncountable) The rejection of, or opposition to, religious beliefs, (inherent or objective) moral principles, legal rules, etc., often due to the view that life is meaningless (sense 1).
3
(usually uncountable) The rejection of non-proven or non-rationalized assertions in the social and political spheres of society.
4
A delusion that oneself or the world, or parts thereof, have ceased to exist.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Nihilism"

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Word	Definition
anarchynoun	(uncountable) The state of a society being without authorities or an authoritative governing body.
nihilnoun	(uncountable, chiefly philosophy) nothingness, nonbeing
existential nihilismnoun	The philosophical theory that life has no intrinsic meaning or value.
nihilhoodnoun	(rare, archaic) nullness or negation
nihilatornoun	(philosophy) That which nihilates.
nothingnessnoun	(philosophy) The state of nonexistence; the condition of being nothing.
unmeaning	(dated) Having no meaning or significance.
meaninglessnessnoun	(uncountable) The state of lacking meaning; the quality of being meaningless.
unmeaningnessnoun	(dated) The quality of being unmeaning; insignificance.
nihilianismnoun	(theology, Christianity) A doctrine stating that, Christ's essence being divine, his human nature was nothing.
nihilationnoun	(philosophy) The act of nihilating.
nothingismnoun	nihility; nothingness
nullnessnoun	The quality of being null or empty.
whatevernessnoun	Apathetic meaninglessness; a state in which something does not matter or is not cared about.
moral nihilismnoun	(derogatory) Amorality, the metaphysical belief that morality does not exist, that no action, thought or behavior is morally right or morally wrong.
nonlifenoun	(biology, uncountable) All objects or substances except those considered alive.
nullnoun	A non-existent or empty value or set of values.
pointlessnessnoun	(countable) The lack of meaning, purpose, or ideas; the characteristic or condition of being pointless.
inanitionnoun	(medicine) A state of advanced lack of adequate nutrition, food, or water or a physiological inability to utilize them, with resulting weakness.
absolute zeronoun	(physics) The coldest possible temperature, equivalent to zero on the Kelvin scale, or approximately −273.15 °C, −459.67 °F; a total absence of heat; the temperature at which the motion of all molecules would cease.