antinomian

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

/ ˌæn tɪˈnoʊ mi ən /

noun

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

Nearby words

anting, antinion, antinode, antinoise, antinome, antinomianism, antinomianism, antinomy, antinous, antinovel, antinuclear

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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Examples from the Web for antinomianism

St. James contends against the earliest phases of Antinomianism.
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews|Thomas Charles Edwards
When taken together, they furnish a triumphant answer to the legalism and antinomianism of the human heart.
Notes on the Book of Genesis|Charles Henry Mackintosh
They vindicate Paul's gospel from the charge of antinomianism, while they guard Christians from giving occasion to the charge.
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Galatians|G. G. Findlay
By a few inflammable minds liberty was carried into antinomianism, and produced the wildest excesses of life and doctrine.
The Holy Roman Empire|James Bryce

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

British Dictionary definitions for antinomianism

antinomian

/ (ˌæntɪˈnəʊmɪən) /

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 (1 of 2)

antinomianism

1640s, from antinomian + -ism.

Word Origin and History for antinomianism (1 of 2)

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).