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It seems to be a law of nature that no man, unless he has some obvious physical deformity, ever is loth to sit for his portrait.
Max Beerbohm

Meaning of "law of nature" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LAW OF NATURE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LAW OF NATURE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Law of nature is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LAW OF NATURE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of law of nature in the English dictionary

The definition of law of nature in the dictionary is an empirical truth of great generality, conceived of as a physical necessity, and consequently licensing counterfactual conditionals.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LAW OF NATURE

law merchant
law of averages
law of effect
Law of Independent Assortment
law of large numbers
Law of Moses
law of nations
Law of Segregation
law of supply and demand
law of the jungle
law of thermodynamics
law school
Law Society
law stationer
law student
law term

WORDS THAT END LIKE LAW OF NATURE

adventure
by nature
candidature
caricature
creature
curvature
feature
human nature
immature
legislature
literature
mature
miniature
Mother Nature
nature
nomenclature
premature
room temperature
signature
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Synonyms and antonyms of law of nature in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «law of nature» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LAW OF NATURE

Find out the translation of law of nature to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of law of 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 «law of nature» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

大自然的规律
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ley de la naturaleza
570 millions of speakers

English

law of nature
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रकृति का नियम
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

قانون الطبيعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

закон природы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lei da natureza
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রকৃতির আইন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

loi de la nature
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Undang-undang alam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Naturgesetz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自然の法則
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자연의 법칙
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hukum alam
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

luật tự nhiên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இயற்கையின் சட்டம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निसर्गाचे नियम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

doğanın yasası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

legge di natura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prawo natury
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

закон природи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lege a naturii
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νόμος της φύσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wet van die natuur
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

naturlag
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

naturlov
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of law of nature

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LAW OF NATURE»

The term «law of nature» is regularly used and occupies the 108.329 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LAW OF NATURE» OVER TIME

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «LAW OF NATURE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word law of nature.
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Henry Adams
Chaos was the law of nature; Order was the dream of man.
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Samuel Adams
The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on Earth, and not to be under the will or legislative authority of man, but only to have the law of nature for his rule.
3
Ethan Allen
While we are under the tyranny of Priests, it will ever be their interest, to invalidate the law of nature and reason, in order to establish systems incompatible therewith.
4
Max Beerbohm
It seems to be a law of nature that no man, unless he has some obvious physical deformity, ever is loth to sit for his portrait.
5
David Chalmers
I think the existence of zombies would contradict certain laws of nature in our world. It seems to be a law of nature, in our world, that when you get a brain of a certain character you get consciousness going along with it.
6
Tarja Halonen
It is people who are the objects of globalization and at the same time its subjects. What also follows logically from this is that globalization is not a law of nature, but rather a process set in train by people.
7
Dee Hock
The closest thing to a law of nature in business is that form has an affinity for expense, while substance has an affinity for income.
8
John Paul Jones
It seems to be a law of nature, inflexible and inexorable, that those who will not risk cannot win.
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Gary McCord
If you are going to make a change, don't go halfway. Make it with conviction and stick with your new idea. Ignore the scoffers. Remember, it is a law of nature that if something is different you're going to be taunted, jeered, and told the world is flat. Let the doubters fall off the edge.
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Dmitri Mendeleev
No law of nature, however general, has been established all at once; its recognition has always been preceded by many presentiments.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAW OF NATURE»

Discover the use of law of nature in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to law of nature and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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What is a Law of Nature?
This is a study of a crucial and controversial topic in metaphysics and the philosophy of science: the status of the laws of nature.
D. M. Armstrong, 1985
2
Hobbes and the Law of Nature
This book argues that these two concepts are the twin foundations of the entire structure of Hobbes's moral and political thought. "I read this book with genuine pleasure and profit.
Perez Zagorin, 2009
3
Questions Concerning the Law of Nature
Containing a substantial apparatus criticus, this new edition of Locke's manuscript is faithful to Locke's original intentions.
John Locke, Diskin Clay, 2008
4
Of the Law of Nature and Nations: Eight Books
Carefully Corrected, with Two Tables. To Which Are Added All the Large Notes of Mr. Barbeyrac, Translated From the Best Edition; Together with Large Tables to the Whole. The Fourth Edition, Carefully Corrected.
Samuel Freiherr von Pufendorf, 1729
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By the law of nature: form and value in nineteenth-century ...
Interlacing close textual analyses and rigorous historical interpretation, this interdisciplinary work will interest students of American culture and literature.
Howard Horwitz, 1991
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The Rights of War and Peace, Including the Law of Nature and ...
HUGO GROTIUS (1583-1645) was born in the city of Delft in the Dutch Republic. Astoundingly intelligent, he entered the University of Leiden at age eleven and graduated at age fifteen.
Hugo Grotius, 2007
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Laws of Nature
The book is concerned with the laws of nature and in particular with the laws of physics.
Peter Mittelstaedt, Paul A. Weingartner, 2005
8
Natural Law and Laws of Nature in Early Modern Europe: ...
This impressive volume is the first attempt to look at the intertwined histories of jurisprudence and science in early modern Europe.
Lorraine Daston, Michael Stolleis, 2009
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The Law of Nature Conservation
Providing a detailed account of the law of nature conservation, this book reviews and discusses the way in which the law promotes the conservation of species of animal, bird, and plant, and how it protects natural habitats for protected ...
Christopher Rodgers, 2013
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The Ruins and the Law of Nature: Meditation on the ...
1890 Or, Meditation on the Revolutions of Empires: and the Law of Nature. This book was published for the first time in 1793, under the title of the French Citizen's Catechism.
C. F. Volney, 1987

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAW OF NATURE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term law of nature is used in the context of the following news items.
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[OPINION] Thoughts On The Buhari American Jamboree By …
Or is Self-Preservation no longer the first law of nature? Those who know America, know much that she does not go where she does not benefit ... «Information Nigeria, Jul 15»
2
Watertown Daily Times | A symbol of racial tyranny
These products are peculiar to the climate verging on the tropical regions, and by an imperious law of nature, none but the black race can bear ... «WatertownDailyTimes.com, Jul 15»
3
The contradictions of China's communist capitalism - The Globe and …
... that is, the law of the unity of opposites, is the fundamental law of nature and of society.” One wonders, though, if even he could have grasped ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
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Finding dignity in death | Bangkok Post: news
“It's not our duty to prevent people from dying, which is defying the law of nature.” Late stage: As the population ages, the need for palliative ... «Bangkok Post, Jul 15»
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When our fallen nature is ignored
Quite the contrary: part of their conception of the “law of nature and nature's God” was the idea that all men had at least portions of this law ... «WND.com, Jul 15»
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Courts are making bad patent law
The first prong is to determine if the claims are drawn to a judicially created exception to patentability, like a law of nature or an abstract idea. «The Hill, Jul 15»
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The contradictions of communist capitalism in China
... in a 1937 essay: “The law of contradiction in things, that is, the law of the unity of opposites, is the fundamental law of nature and of society. «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
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The Disturbing Line Hillary Clinton Quoted from Her Favorite Book …
... the moral law of nature ought to change immediately into the exact opposite of the former religious law, and that egoism, even to the point of ... «Aleteia EN, Jul 15»
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Mo'Nique on Emmy Nomination for 'Bessie,' Lee Daniels' 'Empire …
“The truth never needs defending. We're big believers in the law of nature, that what you put out is what you get back,” Mo'Nique told TheWrap ... «TheWrap, Jul 15»
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Zaidie Is Not Here (Part Four)
It is a simple law of nature that every vacuum must be filled, and in our world the greatest vacuum of all – the hole in a man's soul – is filled with ... «The Jewish Press, Jul 15»

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