Antinomian
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /æntiˈnoʊmi.ən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Antinomian is a noun meaning (Christianity, Judaism) One who embraces, encourages, or practices antinomianism.
Meaning
(Christianity, Judaism) One who embraces, encourages, or practices antinomianism.
More Meanings
- Of or pertaining to antinomianism.
- Rejecting higher moral or legal authority.
Example Sentences
"He was called by many persons an antinomian, though his life was exemplary."
We might turn our average into a rule (not a law, since war was antinomian) and develop a habit of never engaging the enemy.
A carousing zone is a place where the ritualism of generating antinomian excitement prevails and may even be institutionalized.
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.
Word Forms
- antinomians
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include antinomist, antinominalist, adoptianist, antichristian, antipapist, antinatalist.
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