Anomy
a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
historical examples
one may designate it as religious independence, or anomy, or individualism.
the non-religion of the future: a sociological study jean-marie guyau
noun
(sociol) lack of social or moral standards in an individual or society
n.
“lawlessness,” 1590s, anglicized from french anomie; from greek anomia “lawlessness,” noun of quality from anomos “without law, lawless,” from a-, privative prefix, “without” (see an- (1)) + nomos “law” (see numismatics).
n.
“absence of accepted social values,” 1933, from durkheim’s “suicide” (1897); a reborrowing with french spelling of anomy.
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an -ssumed or false name. an person or publication. historical examples referring to my remarks on the use of the word “anonym,” i may point out that this is not the correct t-tle of barbier’s work. how to catalogue a library henry b. (henry benjamin) wheatley you cannot express a negation such as this by […]
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without any name acknowledged, as that of author, contributor, or the like: an anonymous letter to the editor; an anonymous donation. of unknown name; whose name is withheld: an anonymous author. lacking individuality, unique character, or distinction: an endless row of drab, anonymous houses. contemporary examples the article, by jonathan strong, is rife with scaremongering, […]
- Anonymousness
without any name acknowledged, as that of author, contributor, or the like: an anonymous letter to the editor; an anonymous donation. of unknown name; whose name is withheld: an anonymous author. lacking individuality, unique character, or distinction: an endless row of drab, anonymous houses. historical examples this train of thought terminated at last in various […]
- Anonyms
an -ssumed or false name. an person or publication. noun a less common word for pseudonym an anonymous person or publication n. 1812, “nameless person,” from french anonyme, from latin anonymus, from greek anonymos “without a name” (see anonymous). meaning “fict-tious name” is recorded from 1866.