Nihilism
Pronunciation : Ni"hil*ism
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. nihil nothing: cf. F. nihilisme. See Annihilate.]
Definition : 1. Nothingness; nihility.
2. The doctrine that nothing can be known; scepticism as to all knowledge and all reality.
3. (Politics)
Defn: The theories and practices of the Nihilists.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913