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Works of art produced in the contemporary world are a further expression of that. But I don't think there is an active, ongoing nihilist self-consciousness in the artist.
Leonard Baskin

Meaning of "nihilist" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NIHILIST

nihilist  [ˈnaɪɪˌlɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NIHILIST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nihilist is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NIHILIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nihilist

Nihilist may refer to: ▪ A person who believes existence has no objective meaning, purpose, or intrinsic value ▪ Nihilist movement, a Russian political and social movement ▪ Nihilist cipher ▪ The Nihilist...

Definition of nihilist in the English dictionary

The first definition of nihilist in the dictionary is an advocate of a complete denial of all established authority and institutions. Other definition of nihilist is an advocate of an extreme form of scepticism that systematically rejects all values, belief in existence, the possibility of communication, etc. Nihilist is also an advocate of a revolutionary doctrine of destruction for its own sake.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NIHILIST


A-list
ˈeɪˌlɪst
B-list
ˈbiːˌlɪst
backlist
ˈbækˌlɪst
blacklist
ˈblækˌlɪst
checklist
ˈtʃɛkˌlɪst
Congregationalist
ˌkɒŋɡrɪˈɡeɪʃənəˌlɪst
greylist
ˈɡreɪˌlɪst
hand-list
ˈhændˌlɪst
hospitalist
ˈhɒspɪtəˌlɪst
notaphilist
nəʊˈtæfɪˌlɪst
playlist
ˈpleɪˌlɪst
pointillist
ˈpwæntɪˌlɪst
pointilliste
ˈpwæntɪˌlɪst
pteridophilist
ˌterɪˈdɒfɪˌlɪst
shitlist
ˈʃɪtˌlɪst
shortlist
ˈʃɔːtˌlɪst
stocklist
ˈstɒkˌlɪst
transfer-list
ˈtrænsfɜːˌlɪst
waitlist
ˈweɪtˌlɪst
watchlist
ˈwɒtʃˌlɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NIHILIST

nigrify
nigritude
nigromancy
nigrosin
nigrosine
NIH
NIHE
nihil
nihil obstat
nihilism
nihilistic
nihility
Nihon
nihonga
NII
Niigata
Nijinsky
Nijmegen
Nikaria
nikau

WORDS THAT END LIKE NIHILIST

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automobilist
canophilist
cartophilist
civilist
facsimilist
fallibilist
Familist
homilist
impossibilist
infallibilist
mercantilist
Negrophilist
ophiophilist
possibilist
probabilist
profilist
pugilist
scripophilist
tactilist
timbrophilist

Synonyms and antonyms of nihilist in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «NIHILIST»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «nihilist» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of nihilist

Translation of «nihilist» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NIHILIST

Find out the translation of nihilist to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of nihilist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nihilist» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

虚无主义
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nihilista
570 millions of speakers

English

nihilist
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नास्तिवादी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العدمي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нигилист
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

niilista
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধ্বংসবাদে বিশ্বাসী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nihiliste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nihilist
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nihilist
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

虚無主義者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

허무 주의자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nihilist
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hư vô chủ nghia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சூனியவாதி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नीलिस्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nihilist
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nichilista
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nihilistą
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нігіліст
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nihilist
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μηδενιστής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nihilistiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nihilist
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nihilist
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nihilist

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NIHILIST»

The term «nihilist» is regularly used and occupies the 96.834 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NIHILIST» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nihilist

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4 QUOTES WITH «NIHILIST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word nihilist.
1
Leonard Baskin
Works of art produced in the contemporary world are a further expression of that. But I don't think there is an active, ongoing nihilist self-consciousness in the artist.
2
Philip Johnson
Faith? Haven't any. I'm not a nihilist or a relativist. I don't believe in anything but change. I'm a Heraclitean - you can't step in the same river twice.
3
Tony Kushner
You have to have hope. It's irresponsible to give false hope, which I think a lot of playwrights are guilty of. But I also think it's irresponsible to simply be a nihilist, which quite a lot of playwrights, especially playwrights younger than me, have become guilty of.
4
Marilyn Manson
Yes, I'm reckless and sometime express no concern for my own well being, and I express a misanthropic view of the world, but to have an opinion, you can't be a nihilist.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NIHILIST»

Discover the use of nihilist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nihilist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Nihilist Girl
First published in 1892, this novel is the coming-of-age story of Vera Baranstova, a young aristocrat who longs to devote her life to a cause.
Sofʹi͡a Vasilʹevna Kovalevskai͡a, 2001
2
The Predicament of Postmodern Theology: Radical Orthodoxy Or ...
This text explores, in depth, two antithetical schools of postmodern theology, namely the radical orthodoxy of John Milbank and the nihilist textualism of Don Cupitt.
Gavin Hyman, 2001
3
An Introduction to Nietzsche as Political Thinker: The ...
This is a lively and engaging introduction to the contentious topic of Nietzsche's politics, tracing the development of his thinking and confronting directly his appropriation by the Nazis.
Keith Ansell-Pearson, 1994
4
The Nihilist Imagination: Dmitrii Pisarev and the Cultural ...
Rather than a biography, this book is a series of essays on the theme of Russian literary and political Nihilism, structured around the analysis of Pisarev's writings, their intellectual sources, and their influence.
Peter C. Pozefsky, 2003
5
The Nihilist's Holiday
Ulyse Bland doesn't know what he wants--but he knows where to get it.
Tom Simoneaux, 2003
6
Narka, the Nihilist
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Kathleen O'Meara, 2011
7
Robert Lowell, Nihilist as Hero
Vereen M. Bell. Williamson quotes Lowell as calling "the spirit that insists on perfection."4 When we come to the last lines of Lowell's poem, that spirit has been rejected, not in absolute terms, but on behalf of the nihilist, who has different needs, ...
Vereen M. Bell, 1983
8
Condemned as a Nihilist - A Story of Escape from Siberia
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
George Alfred Henty, 2012
9
Poems for the Utopian Nihilist
The work in this volume (is) also profound, melancholy, political, violent, spiked and sharp, like licking honey off a thorn. That's what's meant by Utopian Nihilism, perhaps; the hotheaded, meditative impulse that inspires Martin.
Milo Martin, 2008
10
The Career of a Nihilist
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
S. Stepniak, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NIHILIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nihilist is used in the context of the following news items.
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Nihilist Arby's Makes The Case For Eating Whatever You Want And …
No more need to wonder. About anything. Because Twitter parody account Nihilist Arby's is here to school us on the meaninglessness of it all. «UPROXX, Jul 15»
2
Human rights focus must be emphasized during Obama's Africa trip
... of his predecessor's feckless fight against Boko Haram, the nihilist Nigerian group aligned with the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
3
The Donald Trump revolution
Pre-Trump America will be repudiated as decadent and totalitarian, a war-mongering, baby-killing nihilist world empire, leaving a trail of ... «The Hill, Jul 15»
4
The 9 People You'll Date, According To Simone De Beauvoir
The upbeat, optimistic version of the nihilist -- the adventurer knows there is no ultimate meaning of life. So he decides to embrace a hedonistic ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
5
Which Is It? Five Reasons Rock Is Dead; Five Reasons Rock Is Still …
However, if there's one thing the great nihilist of the Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd believes in, it's that butter is awesome. To be fair, the ad is ... «New Times Broward-Palm Beach, Jul 15»
6
Open Source Indicators and Asymmetric Advantage in Security …
... by informal social rules and orders”, a development that has rendered people uniquely receptive to anti-democratic and nihilist rhetoric. «ISN, Jul 15»
7
Why So Serious? Warner Brothers Reacts To 'Too Dark' Complaints …
All forms of entertainment from that time reflected this nihilist, end of the world mentality. But this was also a time of prosperity and financial ... «Science Fiction, Jul 15»
8
Fighting for the Kiwi dream
Some self-appointed experts decided Labour had lost all its principles entirely, and instantly transformed itself into a pack of nihilist, racist, ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
9
True Detective: Season 2 Catch-up
The key difference is that he isn't a nihilist, but rather a misanthropic thug who it's initially pretty hard to care about, especially when he's ... «Redbrick, Jul 15»
10
Trump: The Nihilist We Deserve
When I was 16, my aunt bought me the new Donald Trump book. It was full of empty anecdotes and meaningless solutions to nonexistent ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

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