nomistic, a.
(nəˈmɪstɪk)
[f. Gr. νόµ-ος law + -istic.]
Based upon law.
| 1877 tr. Tiele's Hist. Relig. 3 Not until a later period did polytheism give place here and there to nomistic religions. 1883 Encycl. Brit. XX. 368 Nomistic or nomothetic communities, founded on a law or Holy Scripture. 1894 Thinker V. 438 Instead of the principle of faith, the nomistic principle was substituted. |