nomology

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/nəʊˈmɒləd͡ʒi//nəˈmɒləd͡ʒi/

noun

The study of laws

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Meanings

nounnomology (countable and uncountable, plural nomologies)

plural nomologies

  1. countableuncountableThe study of laws
  2. countableuncountableThe study of general physical and logical laws
  3. countableuncountableThe science of the laws of the mind; rational psychology.

    This nomology has obtained the name of Logic among other appellations, but not from Aristotle

    a. 1857, William Hamilton, edited by H[enry] L[ongueville] Mansel and John Veitch, Lectures on Metaphysics and Logic […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, published 1859–1860, →OCLC

Origin

Formed as nom- + -o- + -logy, by analogy with the French nomologie.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

gnomonology

Anagrams

monology
Cite this entry
APA

nomology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nomology

MLA

“nomology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nomology. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nomology,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nomology.

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