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Beauty is our weapon against nature; by it we make objects, giving them limit, symmetry, proportion. Beauty halts and freezes the melting flux of nature.
Camille Paglia

Meaning of "against nature" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AGAINST NATURE

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AGAINST NATURE

aga
Aga Khan
Aga Khan IV
Aga saga
agacerie
Agade
Agadir
again
again and again
against
against one´s better judgment
against the clock
against the head
against time
agalactia
agalloch
agalmatolite
agalwood
agama

WORDS THAT END LIKE AGAINST NATURE

adventure
by nature
candidature
caricature
creature
curvature
feature
human nature
immature
legislature
literature
mature
miniature
Mother Nature
nature
nomenclature
premature
room temperature
signature
stature
temperature

Synonyms and antonyms of against nature in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «against nature» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AGAINST NATURE

Find out the translation of against nature to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of against nature from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «against nature» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

违背自然规律
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

contra la naturaleza
570 millions of speakers

English

against nature
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रकृति के खिलाफ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ضد الطبيعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

против природы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

contra a natureza
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রকৃতির বিরুদ্ধে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

contre nature
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terhadap alam semula jadi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gegen die Natur
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自然に対する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자연에 대
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Marang alam
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chống lại tự nhiên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இயற்கைக்கு எதிரானது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निसर्ग विरुद्ध
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Doğaya karşı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

contro natura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przeciwko naturze
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

проти природи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

împotriva naturii
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ενάντια στη φύση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

teen die natuur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mot naturen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mot naturen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of against nature

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AGAINST NATURE»

The term «against nature» is regularly used and occupies the 101.090 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AGAINST NATURE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about against nature

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6 QUOTES WITH «AGAINST NATURE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word against nature.
1
William Cavendish
You must in all Airs follow the strength, spirit, and disposition of the horse, and do nothing against nature; for art is but to set nature in order, and nothing else.
2
Umberto Eco
A book is a fragile creature, it suffers the wear of time, it fears rodents, the elements and clumsy hands. so the librarian protects the books not only against mankind but also against nature and devotes his life to this war with the forces of oblivion.
3
Ludwig von Mises
Human civilization is not something achieved against nature; it is rather the outcome of the working of the innate qualities of man.
4
Camille Paglia
Beauty is our weapon against nature; by it we make objects, giving them limit, symmetry, proportion. Beauty halts and freezes the melting flux of nature.
5
Pope Shenouda III
Homosexuality is against nature. Sexual expression is permitted only within marriage, between man and woman, male and female. Anything else is an abnormality and is against nature.
6
Daphne Zuniga
The planet does nothing but support us, and we are constantly committing crimes against nature.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AGAINST NATURE»

Discover the use of against nature in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to against nature and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Against Nature
Study of obsession and aesthetics in fin-de-siecle France.
J. K. Huysmans, 2011
2
Crimes Against Nature: Squatters, Poachers, Thieves, and the ...
. . . Powerfully argued and beautifully written, this book could hardly be more relevant to the environmental challenges we face today.
Karl Jacoby, 2003
3
Mao's War Against Nature: Politics and the Environment in ...
This book tells the story of environmental destruction and human suffering during the Mao years.
Judith Shapiro, 2001
4
Against Nature: The Concept of Nature in Critical Theory
Critically examines the concept of nature in the tradition of German Western Marxism often known as Critical Theory. Focuses on the work of Luk cs, Horkheimer and Adorno, Marcuse, and Habermas.
Steven Vogel, 1996
5
Man Against Nature
Written in layman's terms to appeal to the non-academic, this book is an entertaining, offbeat, thought-provoking narrative with an interactive component. The reader is encouraged to share his/her own insights of the ideas presented.
Gordon Chism, 2007
6
Crimes Against Nature
Crimes Against Nature is a book for both Democrats and Republicans, people like the traditionally conservative farmers and fishermen whom Kennedy represents in lawsuits against polluters.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., 2009
7
Games Against Nature: An Eco-Cultural History of the Nunu of ...
Robert Harms explores nature and culture in the story of the Nunu, who live in and around the swampy floodplains of the Zaire River.
Robert Harms, 1999
8
Against Nature
Joris-Karl Huysmans. confused in a bizarre, exotic, almost new color. Mannerisms, new details of Latin society found themselves shaped into neologisms specially created for the needsof conversation, ina Roman corner of Africa. He was ...
Joris-Karl Huysmans, 2013
9
Against Nature?: Types of Moral Argumentation Regarding ...
Homosexuality remains a hotly debated subject. Cutting through the confusing rhetoric on all sides, this discerning book serves to clarify the issues involved in arguments on homosexuality.
Pim Pronk, 1993
10
Moose Dropping and Other Crimes Against Nature: Funny ...
In these one-liners, practical jokes, and funny stories, Tom Brennan shares hilarious and engaging tales of people, animals, and politicians of the Far North.
Tom Brennan, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AGAINST NATURE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term against nature is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Birth of a Bridge by Maylis de Kerangal, book review: An …
... the ambivalence the reader might be feeling: “The bridge against the forest, the economy against nature, movement against immobility – you ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
2
Always red, white and blue
Yet we have made our mark on the world and left our names etched in stone, fighting against nature to remain ever present. We are the sum ... «Desert Dispatch, Jul 15»
3
Vinyl record market collapses
Even a slightly warped LP is a crime against nature. These albums and the sociological significance they denote should have been kept at ... «San Diego Reader, Jul 15»
4
Scientist found woolly mammoths over 10000 years old that may …
But, Dr.Lynch believes they should not, as they were not responsible for its extinction and it would be going against nature and its natural ... «Benchmark Reporter, Jul 15»
5
Whom The Gods Would Destroy: How Madness Rules Our Age
It is the absolute idiocy of men legislating against nature. Against physics. Against biology. Forget if you will the possible consequence of ... «American Thinker, Jul 15»
6
Mixed reaction to scrapping of anti-gay law in Mozambique
... Mozambique scrapped a colonial Portuguese law demanding “security measures to be taken against anyone practicing vices against nature. «LGBTQ Nation, Jul 15»
7
CPSO arrests man for aggravated incest, aggravated rape
A new Louisiana law has changed the crime of incest to crime against nature, but Sargent was charged under the old law because the unlawful ... «Sulphur Southwest Daily News, Jul 15»
8
The real low-down on Pope Francis' Encyclical on Climate Change
We are committing sins because “a crime against nature is a crime against ourselves and is a sin against God.” The 15-page preamble asks on ... «Canada Free Press, Jul 15»
9
Kentucky clerk against same-sex marriage: 'I hope they don't sue me'
But lay all that aside: It's against nature. Nature's law will ultimately trump man's law…. I don't think that my conscience, my belief in the Lord ... «Reading Eagle, Jul 15»
10
The Lord is our shepherd in US politics
“Sodomy for centuries was declared to be against nature and nature's God,” said Roy Moore, the Alabama chief justice. “Have we elevated ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»

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