nomothete

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νομοθέτης (nomothétēs, “law-giver”)

Noun

nomothete (plural nomothetes)

  1. A lawgiver; a legislator.
  2. A name giver.
    • 1997, Umberto Eco, “Some Remarks on Perfect Languages”, in Semiotics around the world: synthesis in diversity:
      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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