nihilism

English Thesaurus

1. a revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought,
definition	:	a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school (noun.cognition)

2. complete denial of all established authority and institutions (noun.state)

hypernym	:	anarchy, lawlessness,
definition	:	a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government) (noun.state)

3. the delusion that things (or everything, including the self) do not exist; a sense that everything is unreal (noun.state)

hypernym	:	delusion, psychotic belief,
definition	:	(psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary (noun.state)

4. a revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	anarchist, nihilist, syndicalist,
definition	:	an advocate of anarchism (noun.person)

derivation	:	nihilist,
definition	:	someone who rejects all theories of morality or religious belief (noun.person)

derivation	:	nihilistic,
definition	:	of or relating to nihilism (adj.pert)

5. complete denial of all established authority and institutions (noun.state)

derivation	:	anarchist, nihilist, syndicalist,
definition	:	an advocate of anarchism (noun.person)

derivation	:	nihilist,
definition	:	someone who rejects all theories of morality or religious belief (noun.person)

derivation	:	nihilistic,
definition	:	of or relating to nihilism (adj.pert)

6. a revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	anarchist, nihilist, syndicalist,
definition	:	an advocate of anarchism (noun.person)

derivation	:	nihilist,
definition	:	someone who rejects all theories of morality or religious belief (noun.person)

derivation	:	nihilistic,
definition	:	of or relating to nihilism (adj.pert)

7. complete denial of all established authority and institutions (noun.state)

derivation	:	anarchist, nihilist, syndicalist,
definition	:	an advocate of anarchism (noun.person)

derivation	:	nihilist,
definition	:	someone who rejects all theories of morality or religious belief (noun.person)

derivation	:	nihilistic,
definition	:	of or relating to nihilism (adj.pert)