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Nihilism
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nihilism
English
Russian nihilist movement
Etymology
Borrowed from en ru нигили́зм.
Pronunciation
en /ˈnaɪ.(h)ɪ.lɪ.z(ə)m/ /ˈnɪ-/ /ˈniː-/ [-(h)ɨ̞-] RP
en /ˈnaɪ.əˌlɪ.z(ə)m/ /ˈni.ə-/ GA
en En-us-nihilism.ogg GA
en Ni hil i sm
Proper noun
en Russia politics historical A movement of the 1860s that rejected all authority and promoted the use of violence for political change.
Preface vii The Government took up the word, and used nihilism to stigmatize all revolutionary, and ultra democratic and socialistic tendencies; and we have seen it play its part in the recent investigations into the attempted assassination of the Emperor.
Alternative forms
en nihilism
Translations
movement that rejected all authority and promoted the use of violence for political change
Dutch: nl Nihilisme n
French: fr nihilisme m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb nihilisme m
Polish: pl nihilizm m
Romanian: ro nihilism n
Russian: ru нигили́зм m
Further reading
Russian nihilist movement
en Russia