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Webster 1913 Edition


Nihilist

Ni′hil-ist

,
Noun.
[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.