And prayed, while silence filled the crowded hall: / "Great Jove, the host's lawgiver, bless this day / to these my Tyrians and the Trojans all. / Long may our children's sons this solemn feast recall."
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Lawgiver
//ˈlɔˌɡɪv.ɚ//
Synonyms for "lawgiver" (22 found)
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Closest matches (5)
Strong matches (6)
Related words (11)
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Translations
11 translations across 7 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- νομοθέτης noun (one who provides laws to a society)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 立法者 noun (one who provides laws to a society)
Finnish
2 entries- lainantaja noun (one who provides laws to a society)
- lainsäätäjä noun (one who provides laws to a society)
German
2 entries- Gesetzgeber noun (one who provides laws to a society)
- Gesetzgeberin noun (one who provides laws to a society)
Old English
2 entries- ǣlǣdend noun (one who provides laws to a society)
- ǣsellend noun (one who provides laws to a society)
Pannonian Rusyn
1 entries- законодавец noun (one who provides laws to a society)
Romanian
2 entries- legiuitoare noun (one who provides laws to a society)
- legiuitor noun (one who provides laws to a society)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
The fathers of modern science – Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Newton, Boyle, and many others – saw clear evidence of design in the universe and, in fact, were inspired to discover the laws of nature by their faith in a transcendent lawgiver.
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The Thracians deified Zamolxis the lawgiver.
Source: tatoeba (11817415)
"Lawgivers were never more mistaken," said Lady Mary, "than when they ordained that the conjugal tie should last through life for better and worse; the last injunction being strictly complied with. There should be septennial marriages, as well as septennial parliaments!"
Source: wiktionary
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