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nonlegalism

noun

Etymology

From non- + legalism.

  1. learned borrowing from lēgālis
  2. suffixed as legalism — “legal + ism”
  3. formed as nonlegalism — “non- + legalism”

Definitions

  1. The act or state of being nonlegal

    The act or state of being nonlegal; an attitude or approach that favors a lack of hierarchy and legal strictures and prefers situational negotiation.

    • Near-synonym: antilegalism
    • […] nonlegalism is often contrasted to the legalism of other ' patriarchal ' systems.

  2. An approach to religion that stresses faith and love over specific religious strictures.

    • Near-synonyms: antilegalism, antinomianism, antinomism, solifidianism
    • In contrast, Bawer continues that progressive or liberal theology or nonlegalism puts love at its center, with spiritual experience, priesthood of all believers, and the Great Commandment.

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