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Complete Definition of "nihilate"

English

Verb
nihilate

  1. To encase in a shell of non-being
  2. The action of consciousness, which is the origin of negation in facticity.

Related terms
nihilation

Etymology
This word was created by w:Jean-Paul Sartre in the original French as néantir. This was translated to English as nihilate by w:Hazel E. Barnes in the 1984 version of Being and Nothingness, but was first used in English by w:Helmut Kuhn in his Encounter with Nothingness.

Revision and Credits for"nihilate"
  • 2007-10-15 11:51 - Connel MacKenzie - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/Soosaiya Anthreas|Soosaiya Anthreas]] ([[User_talk:Soosaiya Anthreas|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:Lmaltier|Lmaltier]]

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