in rerum natura

British  

/ ɪn ˈrɛərʊm næˈtʊərə /

1. in the nature of things

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Example Sentences

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

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

Why, you blockhead, there is no such thing in rerum natura.

From From Twice Told Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel

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

Many of them express relations of terms to which nothing exactly or nothing at all in rerum natura corresponds.

From Meno by Jowett, Benjamin