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Noun: nihilist  nI-(h)u-list
  1. Someone who rejects all theories of morality or religious belief
    "The philosopher was often labelled a nihilist for his radical views on ethics"
     
  2. An advocate of anarchism
    "The nihilist rejected all established social institutions";
    - anarchist, syndicalist

Derived forms: nihilists

Type of: nonreligious person, rad [informal], radical

Encyclopedia: Nihilist