nomothete
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1NOMOTHETE + NOUN
name-giver
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noun
A lawgiver; a legislator.
He proposed a bicameral legislature divided into elected legislators tasked with everyday business of state, who he called “telothetes,” and another set of legislators called “nomothetes” of ages forty to fifty-five elected by their peers to fifteen-year terms.
A name giver.
Clearly we are in the presence of a motif, common to other religions and mythologies — that of the Nomothete, the name-giver, the creator of language
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2He proposed a bicameral legislature divided into elected legislators tasked with everyday business of state, who he called “telothetes,” and another set of legislators called “nomothetes” of ages fort
WiktionaryClearly we are in the presence of a motif, common to other religions and mythologies — that of the Nomothete, the name-giver, the creator of language
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