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nihilist |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Nihilist \Ni"hil*ist\, n. [Cf. F. nihiliste. See {Nihilism}.] 1. One who advocates the doctrine of nihilism; one who believes or teaches that nothing can be known or asserted to exist. 2. (Politics) A member of a secret association (esp. in Russia), which is devoted to the destruction of the present political, religious, and social institutions. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: nihilist n 1: someone who rejects all theories of morality or religious belief 2: an advocate of anarchism [syn: {anarchist}, {syndicalist}] From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]: NIHILIST, n. A Russian who denies the existence of anything but Tolstoi. The leader of the school is Tolstoi.
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