antinomian

[an-ti-noh-mee-uh n]

noun

a person who maintains that Christians are freed from the moral law by virtue of grace as set forth in the gospel.

Origin of antinomian

1635–45; < Medieval Latin Antinom(ī) name of sect (plural of Antinomus opponent of (the moral) law < Greek antí anti- + nómos law) + -ian

Related formsan·ti·no·mi·an·ism, noun

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Historical Examples of antinomianism

Different from either of these was the Antinomianism charged by Luther against Agricola.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2
Various
Cold Pelagianism on the one hand, and Antinomianism on the other, have been presented in the same manner.
A Memorial of Mrs. Margaret Breckinridge
Archibald Alexander
She was great at Antinomianism and Bible-classes, and was plainly going to hold a class now.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
Thomas Hardy
Antinomianism is as old as St. Paul's doctrine—so very much misunderstood—of justification.
The Expositor's Bible: The Acts of the Apostles, Vol. 2
G. T. Stokes
This “necessity” seems the predestination of Calvinism, with the immorality of antinomianism.
Amenities of Literature
Isaac Disraeli

British Dictionary definitions for antinomianism

antinomian

adjective

relating to the doctrine that by faith and the dispensation of grace a Christian is released from the obligation of adhering to any moral law

noun

a member of a Christian sect holding such a doctrine

Derived Formsantinomianism, noun

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Word Origin and History for antinomianism

1640s, from antinomian + -ism.

antinomian

"one who maintains the moral law is not binding on Christians under the law of grace," 1640s, from Medieval Latin Antinomi, name given to a sect of this sort that arose in Germany in 1535, from Greek anti- "opposite, against" (see anti-) + nomos "rule, law" (see numismatics).