Etymology

nihilist

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Today it means: A person who accepts or champions nihilism. Full definition →

Latin nihil
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  1. Latin · derived fromnihil“nothing”
  2. English todaynihilist

From Latin nihil (“nothing”) + -ist.

Words from the same roots

Latinnihil all →

nihilismnihilnihility

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