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• Ni|hil|ism — «NY uh lihz uhm, NEE », noun. 1. entire rejection of established beliefs, as in religion, morals, government, and laws. 2. Philosophy. the denial of all existence; rejection of objective reality or of the possibility of an objective basis for… …   Useful english dictionary

• ni|hil|ism — «NY uh lihz uhm, NEE », noun. 1. entire rejection of established beliefs, as in religion, morals, government, and laws. 2. Philosophy. the denial of all existence; rejection of objective reality or of the possibility of an objective basis for… …   Useful english dictionary

• hil — ex·hil·a·rant; ex·hil·a·rate; ex·hil·a·ra·tion; ex·hil·a·ra·tive; ex·hil·a·ra·tor; hil·a·ry·mas; hil·a·ry; hil·de·brand·ine; hil·gard·ite; hil·i·gay·non; hil·le·brand·ite; hil·lel·ite; hil·lo; hil·lock; hil·lul; hil·sa; ke·hil·lah; ni·hil;… …   English syllables

• ism — is·ma·el·ism; iso·la·tion·ism; isom·er·ism; isos·ter·ism; ital·ian·ism; ivory tower·ism; jack·son·ism; jaco·bin·ism; jaco·bit·ism; jain·ism; jan·sen·ism; ja·pan·ism; jef·fer·so·nian·ism; jesu·it·ism; jew·ism; jin·go·ism; jour·nal·ism; ju·da·ism;… …   English syllables

• nihilism — ni•hil•ism [[t]ˈnaɪ əˌlɪz əm, ˈni [/t]] n. 1) total rejection of established laws and institutions 2) anarchy, terrorism, or other revolutionary activity 3) pho a) the belief that all existence is senseless and that there is no possibility of an… …   From formal English to slang

• nihilism — ni|hil|ism [ naıə,lızəm ] noun uncount 1. ) the belief that nothing in life has any importance or value 2. ) a belief that political and religious organizations should be destroyed ╾ ni|hil|ist noun count ╾ ni|hil|is|tic [ ,naıə lıstık ]… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• nihilism — 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. [L. nihil, nothing] therapeutic n. a… …   Medical dictionary

• Nihilism — Ni hil*ism, n. [L. nihil nothing: cf. F. nihilisme. See {Annihilate}.] 1. Nothingness; nihility. [1913 Webster] 2. The doctrine that nothing can be known; scepticism as to all knowledge and all reality. [1913 Webster] 3. (Politics) The theories… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

• ni — ac·com·pa·ni·er; ac·com·pa·ni·ment; ace·to·ni·trile; ach·ae·me·ni·an; ach·er·o·ni·an; ac·ni·da; ac·ni·dar·ia; ac·ni·do·spo·rid·ia; ac·o·ni·tia; ac·o·ni·tum; acra·ni·al; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ri·mo·ni·ous; ac·ro·cra·ni·al; ac·ry·lo·ni·trile;… …   English syllables