English Dictionary

Nihilism

/ˈnaɪ.(h)ɪ.lɪ.z(ə)m/

name

(Russia, politics, historical) A movement of the 1860s that rejected all authority and promoted the use of violence for political change.

Nihilism is a philosophical belief that rejects the existence of inherent meaning or value in life.

意味（1）

(Russia, politics, historical) A movement of the 1860s that rejected all authority and promoted the use of violence for political change.

The Government took up the word, and used nihilism to stigmatize all revolutionary, and ultra democratic and socialistic tendencies; and we have seen it play its part in the recent investigations into the attempted assassination of the Emperor.