Characteristic of or relating to the opposition to nihilism; believing that meaning and value exist.
From antinihilist + -ic (having the nature of). Formed to describe qualities or ideas that embody antinihilist philosophy.
The word 'antinihilistic' became more popular in the 1960s-70s when nihilism was everywhere in culture, and philosophers and artists needed a word to describe the opposite camp.
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