antinomianism

American  

[an-ti-noh-mee-uh-niz-uhm] / ˌæn tɪˈnoʊ mi əˌnɪz əm /

noun

1. Theology. the belief that Christians, by virtue of divine grace, are freed not only from biblical law and church-prescribed behavioral norms, but also from all moral law.

   In his 1539 book, Luther contrasts antinomianism with the true gospel, stressing that law is good and drives us to Christ and to daily repentance.

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Etymology

Origin of antinomianism

antinomian + -ism

Example Sentences

He practices what theologians call antinomianism — the belief that grace absolves people of having to obey all moral rules.

From Washington Post

But Wesley was observing with concern the spread of a practical antinomianism, which on every possible ground he hated and feared.

From Project Gutenberg

If legalism gets its answer in the character of the restoration, antinomianism gets its answer in the effect thereof.

From Project Gutenberg

To attempt to reach the standing by my state is legalism; to refuse to judge my state by the standing is antinomianism.

From Project Gutenberg

And though such antinomianism has always been sternly repudiated by the moral consciousness of Christendom, it has never been forgotten that “inwardness,” rightness of heart or spirit, is the pre-eminent characteristic of Christian goodness.

From Project Gutenberg