congeries (en)

(noun, singular) a disorderly collection; a jumble

fiat (en)

(noun) an authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree

imbricated (en)

arranged (scales, sepals, plates, etc.) so that they overlap like roof tiles

reifying (en)

make (something abstract) more concrete or real

Émile Durkheim (en)

a French sociologist (1858-1917) who formally established the academic discipline and—with Karl Marx and Max Weber—is commonly cited as the principal architect of modern social science