antinomian

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Scrabble points
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16
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/æntiˈnoʊmi.ən/ (UK)
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/æntiˈnoʊmi.ən/ (UK) · /æntiˈnoʊmi.ən/ (US) · /æntaɪˈnoʊmi.ən/ (US)

Definition of antinomian

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (Judaism)One who embraces, encourages, or practices antinomianism.
    “"He was called by many persons an antinomian, though his life was exemplary."”
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noun

  1. (Judaism)One who embraces, encourages, or practices antinomianism.
    “"He was called by many persons an antinomian, though his life was exemplary."”

adj

  1. Of or pertaining to antinomianism.
  2. Rejecting higher moral or legal authority.
    “We might turn our average into a rule (not a law, since war was antinomian) and develop a habit of never engaging the enemy.”
    “England was full of half-baked antinomian opinions. Pacifism, internationalism, humanitarianism of all kinds, feminism, free love, divorce-reform, atheism, birth-control—things like these were getting a better hearing than they would get in normal times.”
    “A carousing zone is a place where the ritualism of generating antinomian excitement prevails and may even be institutionalized.”

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Etymology

From Medieval Latin Antinomi, from Ancient Greek ἀντί (antí, “against”) + νόμος (nómos, “custom, law”).

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