nihilism

/ˈnaɪ.(h)ɪ.lɪz.m̩/noun
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1

The view that all endeavours are devoid of objective meaning.

2

The rejection of, or opposition to, religious beliefs, (inherent or objective) moral principles, legal rules, etc., often due to the view that life is meaningless (sense 1).

3

The rejection of non-proven or non-rationalized assertions in the social and political spheres of society.

4

A delusion that oneself or the world, or parts thereof, have ceased to exist.

5

Alternative letter-case form of Nihilism (“a Russian movement of the 1860s that rejected all authority and promoted the use of violence for political change”).

6

A doctrine grounded on the negation of one or more meaningful aspects of life; in particular, the view that nothing in the world actually exists.

7

Something that is regarded as meaningless.

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