Nietzsche

American  

[nee-chuh, -chee] / ˈni tʃə, -tʃi /

noun

1. Friedrich Wilhelm 1844–1900, German philosopher.

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Nietzsche British  

/ ˈniːtʃə, ˈniːtʃɪən /

noun

1. Friedrich Wilhelm (ˈfriːdrɪç ˈvɪlhɛlm). 1844–1900, German philosopher, poet, and critic, noted esp for his concept of the superman and his rejection of traditional Christian values. His chief works are The Birth of Tragedy (1872), Thus Spake Zarathustra (1883–91), and Beyond Good and Evil (1886)

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Other Word Forms

• Nietzschean
  noun
• Nietzscheism
  noun

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Nietzsche

Nietzsche said God is dead, but skimped on details of how we’d deal with the corpse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

The bookshelves were indeed filled with copies of Nietzsche, biographies of Napoleon and a volume entitled The Dictator’s Handbook.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2024

He had played college baseball, but insisted that his real passions were more aligned with Terrence Malick, Nietzsche and obscure indie bands.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2024

Functional adults can dismiss Ayn Rand and her petty tyrannizing over acolytes, her psychodramatic love affair with cult deputy Nathaniel Branden, and her continuing ability to inspire teenagers with a Nietzsche complex.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2024

To paraphrase Nietzsche, there are two types of Greek: the Apollonian and the Dionysian.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides