nihilist

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English

Etymology

From Latin nihil (“nothing”) +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

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.

Translations

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French nihiliste.

Noun

nihilist m (plural nihiliști)

  1. nihilist

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative nihilist nihilistul nihiliști nihiliștii
genitive-dative nihilist nihilistului nihiliști nihiliștilor
vocative nihilistule nihiliștilor

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

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

Noun

nihìlist m (Cyrillic spelling нихѝлист)

  1. nihilist

Declension

Declension of nihilist
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

Latin nihil +‎ -ist

Noun

nihilist c

  1. nihilist

Declension

Declension of nihilist
nominative genitive
singular indefinite nihilist nihilists
definite nihilisten nihilistens
plural indefinite nihilister nihilisters
definite nihilisterna nihilisternas

Derived terms

References

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