Nihilist

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German

Etymology

From Latin nihil 'nothing'

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nihiˈlɪst/
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Noun

Nihilist m (weak, genitive Nihilisten, plural Nihilisten, feminine Nihilistin)

  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…

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