Nomos
Nomos (plural:
Nomoi) can refer to:
* the
prefectures of Greece, the administrative division immediately below the
peripheries of
Greece (Greek: νομός, pl. νομοί)
* the subdivisions of
Ancient Egypt, see
Nome (subnational division)*
law (Greek: νόμος, pl. νόμοι). It is the origin of the suffix
-onomy, as in
astronomy,
economy,
taxonomy.
* In Greek mythology,
the spirit of law* In the sociology of religion of
Peter L. Berger,
nomoi are meaningful orders or worldviews of individuals.
* a
German watch company* a
magazine published in the
1980s and
1990s, connected with the
libertarian movement
* Nomos --> an orderly world operating according to understandable laws.