in rerum natura

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/ ɪn ˈrɛərʊm næˈtʊərə /

1. in the nature of things

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in rerum natura

The ingredients of hodge-podge exist in rerum natura, and the place they occupy and the function they fulfil in it are no less deserving of our inquisitive regard.

From Lectures on Popular and Scientific Subjects by John Sutherland Sinclair, Earl of Caithness

I trust, however, the hospitable gossiping Laird h$s not run himself upon the shallows, and that his chaplain, whom you so often made us laugh at, is still in rerum natura.

From Guy Mannering, Or, the Astrologer — Complete by Scott, Walter, Sir

So that, for aught we know, all we see, hear, and feel may be only phantom and vain chimera, and not at all agree with the real things existing in rerum natura.

From A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge by Berkeley, George

Tom Otter's bull, bear, and horse is known all over England, in rerum natura.

From Epicoene: Or, the Silent Woman by Jonson, Ben

Now if, like the key in our illustration, the religion in question were something given in rerum natura independent of human origination in any form, this argument would be practically irresistible.

From The Faith of the Millions (2nd series) by Tyrrell, George