nihilist
See also: Nihilist
English
Etymology
From Latin nihil (“nothing”) + -ist.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnaɪ.(h)ɪl.ɪst/, /ˈniː.ɪl.ɪst/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnaɪ.(h)ɪl.ɪst/, /ˈni.ɪl.ɪst/
Noun
nihilist (plural nihilists)
- (philosophy, religion) A person who accepts or champions nihilism.
- 2025 May 21, Manisha Krishnan, “IVF Clinic Bombing Suspect Was Linked to ‘Anti-Life’ Ideology. Experts Fear Its Growing Influence”, in WIRED[1], archived from the original on 21 May 2025:
- “Promortalists recognize and seek to minimize suffering rather than embrace misanthropy and amorality,” Keneally says, noting that the writings attributed to Bartkus indicate he rejected the “sociopath[ic]” tendencies of nihilists” in a May 2025 forum post. […] According to the ISD report, the disorganized and ever-changing nature of nihilist ideologies makes it harder to understand and counter.
- An absolute skeptic; a person who believes in the truth of nothing.
Translations
person who accepts nihilism
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absolute sceptic
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French nihiliste.
Noun
nihilist m (plural nihiliști)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | nihilist | nihilistul | nihiliști | nihiliștii | |
| genitive-dative | nihilist | nihilistului | nihiliști | nihiliștilor | |
| vocative | nihilistule | nihiliștilor | |||
Related terms
Further reading
- “nihilist”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nixǐlist/
- Hyphenation: ni‧hi‧list
Noun
nihìlist m anim (Cyrillic spelling нихѝлист)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | nihilist | nihilisti |
| genitive | nihilista | nihilista |
| dative | nihilistu | nihilistima |
| accusative | nihilista | nihiliste |
| vocative | nihiliste | nihilisti |
| locative | nihilistu | nihilistima |
| instrumental | nihilistom | nihilistima |
Swedish
Etymology
Noun
nihilist c
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | nihilist | nihilists |
| definite | nihilisten | nihilistens | |
| plural | indefinite | nihilister | nihilisters |
| definite | nihilisterna | nihilisternas |