ex nihilo
ɛks ˈniːhɪloʊ
Definition

Definition of ex nihilo - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

creationTECH.created from nothing without prior materialTECH.
  • The artist's ex nihilo sculpture amazed everyone.
out of nothing

Adverb

creationTECH.emerging from nothing without prior existenceTECH.
  • The universe was said to emerge ex nihilo.
anew from scratch
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Expressions with ex nihilo

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creatio ex nihilon.
belief that God created the world from nothing
Many theologians discuss creatio ex nihilo in their works.
ex nihilo nihilexp.
nothing can be created from nothing
In philosophy, ex nihilo nihil explains the need for a cause.

Expressions with ex

ex cathedraadv.
with the full authority of one's office
The Pope spoke ex cathedra on the doctrine.
deus ex machinan.
unexpected power or event solving a seemingly unsolvable issue in a story
The sudden arrival of the cavalry was a deus ex machina that saved the protagonist..
ex-championn.
person who was a champion before but is not now
The ex-champion congratulated the new titleholder.
ex-coworkern.
person who was a colleague before
I met my ex-coworker at the conference.
ex-partnern.
person who was once a partner
She met her ex-partner at the reunion.
ex-presidentn.
person who was a president before
The ex-president attended the inauguration.

Origin of ex nihilo

Latin, ex (from, out of) + nihil / nihilo (nothing)

Terms related to ex nihilo

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annihilateannihilationnihilismnihilistbeginningcreationformationinceptioninitiationoriginationstartbirth

Examples of ex nihilo in a sentence

  • His ex nihilo approach to design was revolutionary.
  • The artist claimed his inspiration came ex nihilo.
  • The theory suggests life began ex nihilo.

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  1. French:ex nihilo, à partir de rien, ...
  2. German:ex-nihilo, ex nihilo, ...
  3. Italian:ex nihilo, dal nulla, ...
  4. Spanish:ex nihilo, desde cero, ...
  5. Portuguese:ex nihilo, ...
  6. Chinese:无中生有, 凭空, ...
  7. Japanese:無からの, 無から, ...
  8. Arabic:مُبْتَكَر مِن العَدَم, مِنَ الْعَدَم, ...
  9. Hebrew:נִבְרָא מֵאֵין, מִשּׁוּם מָקוֹם, ...
  10. Russian:из ничего, ...
  11. Ukrainian:ex nihilo, ...
  12. Hindi:अप्रकट, शून्य से, ...

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