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nihilist

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Editorial note

As always with these discussions, I think it comes down to what you mean by "nihilist".

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Quick take

someone who rejects all theories of morality or religious belief

Meaning at a glance

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noun

someone who rejects all theories of morality or religious belief

noun

an advocate of anarchism

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for nihilist.

noun

someone who rejects all theories of morality or religious belief

Example sentences

1

As always with these discussions, I think it comes down to what you mean by "nihilist".

2

Well, it sure controlled erosion!I am not a fatalist or a nihilist.

3

He certainly thought that the end of traditional Christian values was a good thing, which is why many people call him a nihilist.

4

I'm somewhat of a nihilist, so I consider satisfaction with one's existence as the closest we can get to an "objective" good.

5

Finding the play/work balance is hard, because on the one side is extreme sloth, and on the other is a path that, I believe, ends up making you a kind of solipsist/nihilist burnout.

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Valuations aren't "meaningless" in that way unless you take the extreme nihilist position of everything being meaningless because it would change in a different situation.

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Do you mind if I'm a social nihilist?Once upon a time, there was a place in mild prosperity, where there was a reasonable amount of wealth and almost any person who worked hard enough and didn't run into any terrible luck could eke out a living.

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If they see you've been reading a lot of articles about the NSA ordeal, browsing wikipedia a lot, visiting websites related to cryptography and visiting a website called hacker news, they'll target you as 'politically dangerous' and you'll be put in the 'nihilist, anarchist, hasn't talked to the opposite sex in 5 years'-list.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use nihilist in a sentence?

As always with these discussions, I think it comes down to what you mean by "nihilist".

What does nihilist mean?

someone who rejects all theories of morality or religious belief

What part of speech is nihilist?

nihilist is commonly used as noun.