Nihilist

See also nihilist

German

Etymology

from Latin nihil 'nothing'

Pronunciation

• IPA: /nihiˈlɪst/

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Noun

Nihilist m. (genitive Nihilisten, plural Nihilisten)

1. nihilist (person)
   • 1888: Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, Der Antichrist, § 58

     Nihilist und Christ: das reimt sich, das reimt sich nicht bloss.

     Nihilist and Christian: they rhyme, and do not merely rhyme…