Sunday, November 4, 2007

Today's Words: nihilism, nomenclature

nihilism
nomenclature

nihilism: \nī'ə-lĭz'əm, nē'-\; a revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake; the delusion that things (or everything, including the self) do not exist; a sense that everything is unreal; complete denial of all established authority and institutions.

nomenclature: \nō'mən-klā'chər, nō-měn'klə-\; a set or system of names or terms, as those used in a particular science or art, by an individual or community, etc.; the names or terms comprising a set or system.

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