nomogenist (nomojenist)

[ To meet the inevitable question of "Whence the first organic ament the simplest living jelly elements into which or sarcode is resolvable. Owen, Comp. Anat. (1868), III. 817. Putten ham , Arte of Eng. Poesie, p. 37. nomogeny (no-moj'e-ni), n. [ νόμος , law, Divers characters are given to several persons, by which they are distinguished from all others of the same common nomination, as Jacob is called Israel, and Abraham the friend of God. Bp. Pearson, Expos. of Creed, iii. 3 § 4. 6t. Mention by name; expre mention. I will look again on the intellect of the letter, for the nomination of the party writing to the person written unto. Shak ., L. L. L., iv. 2. 138. nominatival (nom"i-na-tival or nom'i-na-tival), a. [ the nominative word in a sentence. II. n. In gram . , the nominative case; also, a nominative word. Abbreviated nom . The nominative hath no other no at but the particle of determination; as, the peple is a beast with manie heades; a horse serves man to manie uses; men in auctoritie sould be lan ternes of light. + -γένεια, § 428. Nomogeny or Thaumatogeny? - The French Academy of Sciences was the field of discu ion and debate from 1861 to 1864, between the "Evolutionists," hold ing the doctrine of primary life by miracle, and the "Epigenesists," who try to show that the phenomena are due to the operation of existing law. Owen, Comp. Anat. (1868), III. 814.