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www.etymonline.com/word/nihilism Try studying a word's etymology to understand it better. Modern definitions (e.g., Wikipedia, dictionaries) sometimes skew word meanings to better fit prevailing (secular) ideologies. In this case, I think @npub1nf9vm6u is right. “Nihil” means “nothing at all.” I think it’s correct to say Nihilism necessarily contains despair because there is no hope for any meaning.