Nihilation

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of nihilating.

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"Some Buddhists claim the origination of discontent from the desire of pleasure, the desire of transformation, and the desire of nihilation. Buddhists have credence in moderation."

Etymology

From Latin nihilō (“to reduce to nothing”).

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