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

The free love script stands in the 2,000-year-old history of what scholars call antinomianism in Christian thought.

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2022

Colonial America had seen its share of religious battles, in which arcane theological disputes like the one over antinomianism caused Puritans to be banished from Massachusetts and have to go establish colonies like Rhode Island.

From Time Magazine Archive

Bünderlin has no fellowship with antinomianism, and is opposed to any tendency which gives rein to the flesh.

From Spiritual Reformers in the 16th & 17th Centuries by Jones, Rufus Matthew

But whether the vulgar antinomianism of Fletcher's day had or had not its roots in Calvinistic doctrine, his handling of it as a practical matter is vigorous and effective in the highest degree.

From Fletcher of Madeley by Macdonald, Frederic W.

The dangers which he does see, and against which he issues warnings, are, besides Judaism, antinomianism and disorder on the one hand, and dualistic asceticism on the other.

From Outspoken Essays by Inge, William Ralph