nihilist (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *nihilist*:
NOUN	person	nihilist	someone who rejects all theories of morality or religious belief
person	nihilist, anarchist, syndicalist	an advocate of anarchism

English > *nihilist*: 2 senses > noun 1, person
Meaning	someone who rejects all theories of morality or religious belief.
Broader	nonreligious person	A person who does not manifest devotion to a deity
Spanish	nihilista
Catalan	nihilista
Nouns	nihilism	a revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake
Nouns	nihilism	complete denial of all established authority and institutions

English > *nihilist*: 2 senses > noun 2, person
Meaning	An advocate of anarchism.
Synonyms	anarchist, syndicalist
Instances	Bakunin, Mikhail Bakunin, Mikhail Aleksandrovich Bakunin	Russian anarchist
	Goldman, Emma Goldman	United States anarchist (born in Russia) who opposed conscription
	Kropotkin, Prince Peter Kropotkin, Pyotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin	Russian anarchist (1842-1921)
	Sacco, Nicola Sacco	United States anarchist (born in Italy) who with Bartolomeo Vanzetti was convicted of murder and in spite of world-wide / world-wide protest was executed (1891-1927)
	Tucker, Benjamin Ricketson Tucker	United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)
	Vanzetti, Bartolomeo Vanzetti	United States anarchist (born in Italy) who with Nicola Sacco was convicted of murder and in spite of world-wide / world-wide protest was executed (1888-1927)
Broader	radical	A person who has radical ideas or opinions
Spanish	anarco, anarquista, nihilista, sindicalista
Catalan	anarquista, sindicalista
Nouns	nihilism	a revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake
Nouns	nihilism	complete denial of all established authority and institutions

HyperDic: nihilist