nihilism

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nihilism (enc)

Noun	1.	nihilism - a revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought - a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
	2.	nihilism - the delusion that things (or everything, including the self) do not exist; a sense that everything is unreal nihilistic delusion delusion, psychotic belief - (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary
	3.	nihilism - complete denial of all established authority and institutions anarchy, lawlessness - a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)

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