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Pronunciation / Transliteration: Nomos
"Der Nomos bildet die normative Ordnung einer Gemeinschaft."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An overarching system of rules, laws, or customs that constitutes a shared cultural or social order and provides meaning to human existence.
"Sociologists examine how a community constructs its own nomos to maintain social cohesion." - 2
In ancient Greece, a traditional tune, melody, or musical law governing the structure of musical compositions.
"The ancient performance followed the strict structural rules of the sacred nomos."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Ancient Greek word 'nómos' (νόμος), meaning law, custom, or ordinance, which traces back to the verb 'némein' (νέμειν), meaning to distribute or to pasture. In sociological and anthropological contexts, it was popularized to describe the underlying social and cultural order or normative universe that makes human experience intelligible.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Nomos" is said worldwide
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nomos
Transliteration: nomos
"Le nomos culturel structure la vision du monde de la société."
Nomos
Transliteration: Nomos
"Der Nomos bildet die normative Ordnung einer Gemeinschaft."
nomos
Transliteration: nomos
"Il nomos rappresenta l'ordine culturale condiviso."
nomos
Transliteration: nomos
"El nomos define las reglas fundamentales de la vida social."
nomos
Transliteration: nomos
"O nomos estabelece a ordem normativa da sociedade."
सामाजिक नियम
Transliteration: samajik niyam
"संस्कृति समाज के एक नए नोमोस का निर्माण करती है।"
社会规范
Transliteration: shèhuì guīfàn
"法律和习俗共同构成了社会的诺莫斯（nomos）。"
규범 질서
Transliteration: gyubeom jilseo
"노모스는 인간 사회의 기본적인 규범 질서를 의미한다."
ノモス
Transliteration: nomosu
"社会学では、文化的な法や規範の秩序をノモスと呼びます。"
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