Associations to the word «Nihilism»

NIHILISM, noun. (philosophy) A philosophical doctrine grounded on the negation of one or more meaningful aspects of life.

NIHILISM, noun. (ethics) The rejection of inherent or objective moral principles.

NIHILISM, noun. (politics) The rejection of non-rationalized or non-proven assertions in the social and political spheres of society.

NIHILISM, noun. (politics) (historical) A Russian movement of the 1860s that rejected all authority and promoted the use of violence for political change.

NIHILISM, noun. The belief that all endeavors are ultimately futile and devoid of meaning.

NIHILISM, noun. Contradiction (not always deliberate) between behavior and espoused principle, to such a degree that all possible espoused principle is voided.

NIHILISM, noun. The deliberate refusal of belief, to the point that belief itself is rejected as untenable.

NIHILISM, noun. A revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake.

NIHILISM, noun. The delusion that things (or everything, including the self) do not exist; a sense that everything is unreal.

NIHILISM, noun. Complete denial of all established authority and institutions.