Why “acosmist” is a great word
ACOSMIST — [Noun] A follower of the philosophical doctrine that denies the independent, substantial reality of the universe. From German *Akosmist*, from *Acosmismus* (acosmism) + *-ist* (agent suffix). Unlike a nihilist, who broadly denies meaning, or an atheist, who denies a deity, an acosmist may affirm a divine principle while regarding the cosmos as its transient, insubstantial appearance. It is the conviction that the mountain has no stone, the city no brick, and the self no boundary—all being fleeting modulations of a solitary, infinite consciousness. This is a surrender of the world not to emptiness, but to a silent, undifferentiated plenitude.