antinomian

Etymology

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

noun

  1. (Christianity, Judaism) One who embraces, encourages, or practices antinomianism.
    He was called by many persons an antinomian, though his life was exemplary. 1886, J. H. Thorpe, "John Brine" entry in Dictionary of National Biography

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. 1926, T.E. Lawrence, Seven Pillars of Wisdom, New York: Anchor (1991), page 194
    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. 1937, George Orwell, chapter 9, in The Road to Wigan Pier

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