Nomothete
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A lawgiver; a legislator.
"He proposed a bicameral legislature divided into elected legislators tasked with everyday business of state, who he called “telothetes,” and another set of legislators called “nomothetes” of ages forty to fifty-five elected by their peers to fifteen-year terms."
- 2 A name giver.
"Clearly we are in the presence of a motif, common to other religions and mythologies — that of the Nomothete, the name-giver, the creator of language"
Example
More examples"He proposed a bicameral legislature divided into elected legislators tasked with everyday business of state, who he called “telothetes,” and another set of legislators called “nomothetes” of ages forty to fifty-five elected by their peers to fifteen-year terms."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek νομοθέτης (nomothétēs, “law-giver”).
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