nomos

American  

[nohm-ahs, nahm-ahs] / ˈnoʊm ɑs, ˈnɑm ɑs /

noun

1. the set of principles regulating human behavior, as established by society in contrast to natural law; human law.

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Example Sentences

This word comes from an immensely old Indo-European word, nomos, which refers to a fixed area, or to pasture.

From New York Times

Nomos means "law" in classical Greek; antinomian refers to the "anti-law" tradition in Christianity.

From Salon

Just before the Covid lockdown, she produced an image-building pop-up for a photographic gallery start-up in a space on Canal Street in New York that was partly populated with Memphis furniture; she included such entirely non-Memphis designs as Norman Foster’s Nomos table and a pair of chairs by René Herbst from 1928 — a promiscuous mix that echoes her Instagram account.

From New York Times

It’s an unexpected flourish that adds a bit of freshness, whether you prefer a clean and unadorned look — see the Nomos Club Automatic — or a more embellished finish, as with the diamond-studded bezel of Patek Philippe’s Aquanaut Luce.

From New York Times

In his words, the concentration camp is the “nomos” or fundamental principle of modern societies, the “hidden matrix” of politics in our age.

From The Guardian