Category:Nihilist

Ni"hil*ist, n. Etym: [cf. F. nihiliste. See nihilism.]

1. One who advocates the doctrine of nihilism; one who believes or Teaches that nothing can be known, or asserted to exist.

2. (politics)

Defn: a member of a secret association (esp. in russia), which is Devoted to the destruction of the present political, religious, and Social institutions.