nihilist
A person who accepts or champions nihilismA person who accepts or champions nihilism.
» I used to be a nihilist.
Я раньше был нигилистом. — marafon · CC BY 2.0 FR
Я колись був нігілістом. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
Я колись була нігілісткою. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
shekitten · Tatoeba · CC0Meaning
2 sensesA person who accepts or champions nihilism.
Nihilist, Nihilistin
нигили́стnigilíst, нигили́сткаnigilístka
An absolute skeptic; a person who believes in the truth of nothing.
- someone who rejects all theories of morality or religious belief
- an advocate of anarchism
Examples
2 sentencesI used to be a nihilist.
Я колись був нігілістом. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
ruЯ раньше был нигилистом. — marafon · CC BY 2.0 FR
Mary renounced her moral values and became a nihilist.
ruМери отвергла свои нравственные ценности и стала нигилисткой. — User55521
deMaria sagte sich von ihren moralischen Werten los und wurde Nihilistin. — brauchinet
Translations
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Origin
From Latin nihil (“nothing”) + -ist.From Latin nihil (“nothing”) + -ist.
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Forms
plural: nihilistsSynonyms
2 synonyms- an advocate of anarchism:anarchistsyndicalist
Word family
3 related wordsSee also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.