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.

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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

OTHER WORDS FROM antinomian

an·ti·no·mi·an·ism, noun

Words nearby antinomian

anting, antinion, antinode, antinoise, antinome, antinomian, antinomy, antinous, antinovel, antinuclear, antinuclear antibody
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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 forms of antinomian

antinomianism, noun
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