nihilist
nounUK /ˈnaɪ.(h)ɪl.ɪst/ · US /ˈnaɪ.(h)ɪl.ɪst/
Etymology From Latin nihil (“nothing”) + -ist.
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Human sciences, Lifestyle, Philosophy, Religion, Sciences A person who accepts or champions nihilism.
- “Promortalists recognize and seek to minimize suffering rather than embrace misanthropy and amorality,” Keneally says, noting that the writings attributed to Bartkus indicate he rejected the “sociopath[ic]” tendencies of nihilists” in a May 2025 forum post. […] According to the ISD report, the disorganized and ever-changing nature of nihilist ideologies makes it harder to understand and counter.2025 May 21, Manisha Krishnan, “IVF Clinic Bombing Suspect Was Linked to ‘Anti-Life’ Ideology. Experts Fear Its Growing Influence”, in WIRED, archived from the original on 21 May 2025:
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An absolute skeptic; a person who believes in the truth of nothing.
- Derived terms
- antinihilist, nihilistic