antinomian

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antinomian

  • /æntiˈnoʊmi.ən/ UK
  • /æntiˈnoʊmi.ən/ US
  • /æntaɪˈnoʊmi.ən/ US

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

noun antinomians

  1. Judaism One who embraces, encourages, or practices antinomianism. "He was called by many persons an antinomian, though his life was exemplary."

adjective more antinomian · most antinomian

  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.

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noun one who embraces, encourages, or practices antinomianism

Españolantinomiano, antinomiana, antinomista, antinomianista
Portuguêsantinomiano, antinomista
DeutschAntinomist
Русскийантиноми́ст antinomíst, антиноми́стка antinomístka

adj of or pertaining to antinomianism

Españolantinomiano, antinomianista
Portuguêsantinomiano, antinomista
Deutschantinomistisch

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@misc{antinomian_2026,
  title = {antinomian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/antinomian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}