Nihil
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈnɪ.hɪl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nihil is a noun meaning (countable, law) A nihil dicit.
Meaning
(countable, law) A nihil dicit.
More Meanings
- (uncountable, chiefly philosophy) nothingness, nonbeing
Example Sentences
I shall no longer believe all the visions of my youth: They have dissolved into nihil.
That is, in the sovereign act of creation, whereby YHWH orders chaos, YHWH provisionally defeated the power of the Nihil but did not destroy or eliminate the threat of chaos.
All tales about the beginning are apt to eliminate the nothing and make being overall. […] Without Nihil the whirlpool of the beginning settles down and becomes a stagnant puddle of pure being. Nihil disappears.
Word Forms
- nihils
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nihilhood, nihilator, nihilism, zero, nought, nihilianism.
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