Definition of Nomology

1. n. The science of law; legislation.

Definition of Nomology

1. Noun. The study of laws ¹

2. Noun. The study of general physical and logical laws ¹

3. Noun. The science of the laws of the mind; rational psychology. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nomology

1. the science of law [n -GIES]

Medical Definition of Nomology

1. 1. The science of law; legislation. 2. The science of the laws of the mind; rational psychology. Origin: Gr. Law. (04 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nomology

nomocracies
nomocracy
nomogeny
nomogram
nomograms
nomograph
nomographic
nomographies
nomographs
nomography
nomoi
nomologic
nomological
nomologically
nomologies
nomology (current term)
nomopelmous
nomophobia
nomos
nomothete
nomothetes
nomothetic
nomothetic approach
nomothetical
nomotopic
noms
noms de plume
non
non-
non-Bayesian

Literary usage of Nomology

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Elements of Jurisprudence by Thomas Erskine Holland (1917)
"nomology, on the other hand, deals entirely with the conformity or non-conformity of outward acts to rules of conduct. Ethic is the science of the ..."

2. Lectures on Metaphysics and Logic by William Hamilton (1866)
"This nomology has obtained the name of LOGIC among other appellations, ... _ ^ the The nomology of our Feelings, or the science of the laws which govern our ..."

3. Outline of Sir William Henry Hamilton's Philosophy by John Clark Murray, William Hamilton (1870)
"NOMOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY, or the nomology of Mind, is that science which investigates, not contingent appearances, but the necessary and universal facts, ..."

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