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Antinomian

//æntiˈnoʊmi.ən// adj, noun

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to antinomianism.
  2. 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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    relating to or influenced by antinomianism wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    One who embraces, encourages, or practices antinomianism. Judaism

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

  2. 2
    a follower of the doctrine of antinomianism wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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