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Nihilism

2 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means the philosophical belief that life is without objective meaning or value
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Stage 1 of 2
nihil
Latin · ancient
"nothing"
nothing
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Stage 2 of 2
nihilism
English · 1810s
"the rejection of all religious and moral principles"
coined for the philosophical rejection of all religious and moral principles
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