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"Near-synonyms: solifidianism, sola fide"
"Near-synonyms: solifidianism, sola fide"
The belief or teaching that because only the spiritual "law of faith" (Romans 3:27) is essential for salvation, obedience to any practical or moral law has no role to play, even as a guide to conduct or as a test of the genuineness of faith.
Common synonyms include: anarchism, anarchy, antinomian, chaos, confusion, denomination.
Near-synonyms: solifidianism, sola fide
Pronounced /æntiˈnoʊmi.ənɪzəm/.
From antinomian + -ism, coined by Martin Luther, notably used in his Against the Antinomians (1539).