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nihilism
English
Etymology
Probably borrowed from French nihilisme, German Nihilismus, or Late Latin nihilismus + English -ism (suffix forming the name of a school of thought, system, or theory); the French, German, and Latin words are derived from Latin nihil (“indefinite nothing”), from nihilum (“nothing”), from ne- (prefix negating the principal meaning) + h?lum (“a trifle; not in the least”). The English word is cognate with Italian nichilismo, Spanish nihilismo, Russian ????????? (nigilízm, “philosophical doctrine grounded on negation of one or more meaningful aspects of life; emptiness; lack of education and cultural refinement”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?na?.(h)?.l?.z(?)m/, /?n?-/, /?ni?-/, [-(h)??-]
- (General American) IPA(key): /?na?.??l?.z(?)m/, /?ni-/
- Hyphenation: ni?hil?i?sm
Noun
nihilism (countable and uncountable, plural nihilisms)
- (usually uncountable) The view that all endeavours are devoid of objective meaning.
- Synonym: existential nihilism
- (usually uncountable) The rejection of, or opposition to, religious beliefs, (inherent or objective) moral principles, legal rules, etc., often due to the view that life is meaningless (sense 1).
- Synonym: moral nihilism
- (usually uncountable, politics) The rejection of non-proven or non-rationalized assertions in the social and political spheres of society.
- (uncountable, psychiatry) A delusion that oneself or the world, or parts thereof, have ceased to exist.
- (uncountable, Russia, politics, historical) Alternative letter-case form of Nihilism (“a Russian movement of the 1860s that rejected all authority and promoted the use of violence for political change”)
- (countable, uncountable, philosophy) A doctrine grounded on the negation of one or more meaningful aspects of life; in particular, the view that nothing in the world actually exists.
- Antonym: antinihilism
- (countable) Something that is regarded as meaningless.
Derived terms
- antinihilism
- existential nihilism
- moral nihilism
Related terms
Translations
References
Further reading
- nihilism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- nihilism in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- nihilism in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Romanian
Etymology
From French nihilisme
Noun
nihilism n (uncountable)
- nihilism
Declension
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surrealism
English
Etymology
From French surréalisme; sur- +? realism
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /s???i?(.?)l.?z.?m/
- Hyphenation: sur?re?al?ism
Noun
surrealism (countable and uncountable, plural surrealisms)
- An artistic movement and an aesthetic philosophy that aims for the liberation of the mind by emphasizing the critical and imaginative powers of the subconscious.
Related terms
- surreal
- surrealist
Translations
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