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DictionaryRoot: nihil
Latin

nihil

nothing

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A quiet philosophical still life shows an empty balance scale above a blank center where traditional emblems of wealth, status and achievement fade into outline; conceptual absence of inherent value, no self-harm or psychiatric stereotype.
noun

nihilism

NYE-ih-liz-um/ˈnaɪɪlɪzəm/

The belief that life and values have no objective meaning.

Etymology
nihilLatinnothing
+ismGermandoctrine or system

Nihil, 'nothing,' gives this doctrine its theme of negation. Initially applied to religion or morals, the term here concerns denying inherent meaning or value in life.

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