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Word For The Day, Thursday, Rocktober 13, 2011 - nihilism
dictionaries ad nauseam | 13 October 2011 | Thursday's sub

Posted on 10/13/2011 4:06:31 AM PDT by secret garden


In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".

ni·hil·ism [nahy-uh-liz-uhm, nee-] noun

1. total rejection of established laws and institutions.
2. anarchy, terrorism, or other revolutionary activity.
3. total and absolute destructiveness, especially toward the world at large and including oneself: the power-mad nihilism that marked Hitler's last years.
4. Philosophy
a. an extreme form of skepticism: the denial of all real existence or the possibility of an objective basis for truth.
b. nothingness or nonexistence.
5. ( sometimes initial capital letter ) the principles of a Russian revolutionary group, active in the latter half of the 19th century, holding that existing social and political institutions must be destroyed in order to clear the way for a new state of society and employing extreme measures, including terrorism and assassination.
6. annihilation of the self, or the individual consciousness, especially as an aspect of mystical experience.

Example sentence:
Occupy (your city here) is nothing more than an exercise in nihilism by slacker progressives.

Etymology:
1810–20; Latin nihil nothing (variant of nihilum; see nil) + -ism

The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....


Review Threads:

Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate

WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!


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1 posted on 10/13/2011 4:06:35 AM PDT by secret garden
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To: secret garden; Fierce Allegiance; Jack Deth; K4Harty; miskie; Dutchgirl; cardinal4; MoochPooch; ...

Rise and shine!


2 posted on 10/13/2011 4:07:55 AM PDT by secret garden (Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
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To: secret garden

wasn’t he frasier’s brother?


3 posted on 10/13/2011 4:25:39 AM PDT by camle (keep an open mind and someone will fill it full of something for you)
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To: camle
Good one! Nice to see you bright and early!
4 posted on 10/13/2011 4:27:40 AM PDT by secret garden (Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
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To: secret garden

Good morning.


5 posted on 10/13/2011 4:33:15 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree ("Nanny Care State" is not a Division 3 football powerhouse.)
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To: secret garden
Jeff Foxworthy said, (or he might have said), "If you have nothing good to say about Government, then you might be a Nihilist."
6 posted on 10/13/2011 4:34:54 AM PDT by NicknamedBob (Dick Cheney - "I was born an American; a blessing surely among life's greatest.")
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To: secret garden

The most leftward lefties choose nihilism
Free-market destruction, no capitalism

Just take from the rich
And give to the poor

But under their system
No one’s rich any more


7 posted on 10/13/2011 4:39:21 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree ("Nanny Care State" is not a Division 3 football powerhouse.)
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To: TruthShallSetYouFree
Howdy.
8 posted on 10/13/2011 4:41:51 AM PDT by secret garden (Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
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To: NicknamedBob
A for you!
9 posted on 10/13/2011 4:42:38 AM PDT by secret garden (Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
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To: TruthShallSetYouFree

A+ for you!


10 posted on 10/13/2011 4:43:54 AM PDT by secret garden (Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
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To: secret garden

the occupyers seek nihilism
while practicing anarchism
obama just smiled
his reaction was mild
from the CIC of narcissism.


11 posted on 10/13/2011 4:53:19 AM PDT by tioga
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To: tioga
A+ for you!
12 posted on 10/13/2011 4:59:04 AM PDT by secret garden (Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
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To: secret garden

And the related concept of NeHilism — a philosophy characterised by a fondness for grape soda.


13 posted on 10/13/2011 5:12:14 AM PDT by SAJ (What is the next tagline some overweening mod will censor?)
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To: secret garden
is someone who is against the total rejection of established laws and institutions a DEnihilist? or is that just a river in Egypt? ; )
14 posted on 10/13/2011 5:27:13 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: SAJ

A for you!


15 posted on 10/13/2011 5:28:31 AM PDT by secret garden (Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
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To: xsmommy

The class is on fi-ya! A for you too.


16 posted on 10/13/2011 5:29:18 AM PDT by secret garden (Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
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To: secret garden

The Wall Street Protesters think that their nihilism is something unique to their generation. However, the nihilistic anarchist was a stock character in most 19th century Russian Novels.


17 posted on 10/13/2011 5:36:26 AM PDT by left that other site (Psalm 122:6)
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To: secret garden

Today’s Threat is a HOOT! Thank you for posting the WFTD!


18 posted on 10/13/2011 5:38:39 AM PDT by left that other site (Psalm 122:6)
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To: left that other site

History is a series of good stories with great characters, isn’t it? A for you!


19 posted on 10/13/2011 5:39:58 AM PDT by secret garden (Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
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To: tioga

I was going to ask where you have been - is the job keeping you busy?


20 posted on 10/13/2011 5:51:09 AM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
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