law of nature

Noun

Meaning

a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

law canon form code norm formula criterion formality formulary guideline natural law natural order natural right natural justice absolute law
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Antonyms

disorder mistake abortion ignorance injustice misunderstanding
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Hypernyms

concept construct conception

Hyponyms

rule principle Pauli exclusion principle power law boyle's law mariotte's law

Examples

Every formula which expresses a law of nature is a hymn of praise to God. Maria Mitchell

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. Samuel Adams

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

There is but one law for all, namely that law which governs all law, the law of our Creator, the law of humanity, justice, equity - the law of nature and of nations. Edmund Burke

What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error; let us pardon reciprocally each other's folly - that is the first law of nature. Voltaire

Self-preservation is the first law of nature. German Proverb

Close letter words and terms

law of motion law of multiple proportions law of nations law of non-contradiction law of noncontradiction law of nontriviality