nihilism
noun/ˈnaɪɪlɪzəm/
/ˈnaɪɪlɪzəm/
[uncountable] (philosophy)- the belief that life has no meaning or purpose and that religious and moral principles have no valueTopics Religion and festivalsc2Word Originearly 19th cent.: from Latin nihil ‘nothing’ + -ism.
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