nihilist

See also: Nihilist

English

Etymology

From Latin nihil (nothing) + -ist.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnaɪ.(h)ɪl.ɪst/, /ˈniː.ɪl.ɪst/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnaɪ.(h)ɪl.ɪst/, /ˈni.ɪl.ɪst/

Noun

nihilist (plural nihilists)

  1. (philosophy, religion) A person who accepts or champions nihilism.
  2. An absolute skeptic; a person who believes in the truth of nothing.

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French nihiliste.

Noun

nihilist m (plural nihiliști)

  1. nihilist

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nixǐlist/
  • Hyphenation: ni‧hi‧list

Noun

nihìlist m (Cyrillic spelling нихѝлист)

  1. nihilist

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

Latin nihil + -ist

Noun

nihilist c

  1. nihilist

Declension

Declension of nihilist 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative nihilist nihilisten nihilister nihilisterna
Genitive nihilists nihilistens nihilisters nihilisternas

Derived terms

References

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