Nihilism



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

Nihilist made a hitlist of VVIP’s to kill them.

• n. 虚无主义 ( 生存无意义) ;民粹主义 ( 消灭一切旧体系建立新制度)
• ［记］ nihil ( 无) +ism -> 虚无主义
• ［同］ 同根词: annihilate ( 消灭) ; nihil ( 无, 虚无)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: German Nihilismus, from Latin nihil nothing — more at nil
• Date: circa 1817
• 1.
  • a. a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless
  • b. a doctrine that denies any objective ground of truth and especially of moral truths
• 2.
  • a. a doctrine or belief that conditions in the social organization are so bad as to make destruction desirable for its own sake independent of any constructive program or possibility
  • b. capitalized the program of a 19th century Russian party advocating revolutionary reform and using terrorism and assassination
• ? nihilist noun or adjective
• ? nihilistic adjective

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