Hypertext Webster Gateway: "nihilist"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Nihilist \Ni"hil*ist\, n. [Cf. F. nihiliste. See {Nihilism}.]
1. One who advocates the doctrine of nihilism; one who
believes or teaches that nothing can be known, or asserted
to exist.
2. (Politics) A member of a secret association (esp. in
Russia), which is devoted to the destruction of the
present political, religious, and social institutions.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
nihilist
n 1: someone who rejects all theories of morality or religious
belief
2: an advocate of anarchism [syn: {anarchist}, {syndicalist}]
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