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Rarenihilism
The correct spelling is nihilism.
How to pronounce nihilism
/ˈnaɪ.(h)ɪ.lɪ.z(ə)m/
nounIPA: /ˈnaɪ.(h)ɪ.lɪ.z(ə)m/
Say it like: Nih-ili-sm
The correct spelling is nihilism. (usually uncountable) The view that all endeavours are devoid of objective meaning.
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Definition
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.
- 5.(Russia) Alternative letter-case form of Nihilism
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