ex nihilo en · ADP
Pronunciation
- /-ˈnɪ-/ (Australia)
- /ɛks ˈniː.əˌləʊ̯/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /eks ˈniː.əˌləʉ̯/ (Australia)
- /-ˈnɪ-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /-ˈnaɪ̯-/ (Canada, General-American)
- /-ˈnɪ-/ (Scotland)
- ĕks nē′ə-lō′
- /-ˈnɑe̯-/ (Australia)
- /-ˈnɪ-/ (Canada, General-American)
- /-ˈnʌɪ̯-/ (Canada)
- /-ˈnaɪ̯-/ (Scotland)
- /-ˈnaj-/ (India)
- /-ˈnʌi̯-/ (Scotland)
- -nĭ′-
- /-ˈnɪ-/ (India)
- /-ˈnəi̯-/ (Scotland)
- /ɛks ˈniː.iˌloː/ (India)
- /-ˈnə-/ (New-Zealand)
- /-ˈnaɪ̯-/ (New-Zealand)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɛks ˈniː.əˌləʊ̯/ (Canada, General-American)
- -nī′-
- /-ˈnaɪ̯-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /eks ˈniː.əˌlɐʉ̯/ (New-Zealand)
- /ɛks ˈni.əˌlo/ (Scotland)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin (creātiō) ex nihilō (“(creation) out of nothing”).
Meanings
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Out of nothing.
This creation ex nihilo came into being in a manner completely opposed to the ordinary course of natural law.
1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 320:
Relateds
exnihilator · nihilogony · Exnihilator · exnihilator-annihilator · exnihilation