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antinomian

noun
/æntiˈnoʊmi.ən/UK/æntiˈnoʊmi.ən/US

Etymology

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

  1. derived from ἀντί
  2. borrowed from Antinomi

Definitions

  1. One who embraces, encourages, or practices antinomianism.

    • "He was called by many persons an antinomian, though his life was exemplary."

  2. Of or pertaining to antinomianism.

  3. 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.
    • A carousing zone is a place where the ritualism of generating antinomian excitement prevails and may even be institutionalized.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA