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Nihilist

A Dictionary of Law · William C. Anderson · 1889

A Dictionary of Law

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One who denies that anything can be known or shown to exist.* See Nihil; Oath. 2. In Russia, a member of a secret society whose aim is the overthrow of authority as at present constituted, the ulterior view of the more advanced members being the establishment of a socialistic or communistic republic.'' §ee Anaechy; Communism; Government.