antinomy

[an-tin-uh-mee]

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noun, plural an·tin·o·mies.

opposition between one law, principle, rule, etc., and another.

Philosophy. a contradiction between two statements, both apparently obtained by correct reasoning.

Origin of antinomy

1585–95; < Latin antinomia < Greek antinomía a contradiction between laws. See anti-, -nomy

Related formsan·ti·nom·ic

[an-ti-nom-ik] /ˌæn tɪˈnɒm ɪk/, an·ti·nom·i·cal, adjective

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Related Words for antinomy

action, hostility, resistance, struggle, violation, antithesis, competition, counteraction, defense, brush, clash, combat, contest, engagement, disapproval, grapple, encounter, contrariety, war, conflict

Examples from the Web for antinomy

Historical Examples of antinomy

But the antinomy is so familiar as to be scarcely observed by us.
Philebus
Plato
The antinomy will be resolved in the latter part of the chapter.
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Galatians
G. G. Findlay
The reader will observe in this antinomy a very remarkable contrast.
The Critique of Pure Reason
Immanuel Kant
Besides, we have already discussed this subject in the antinomy of pure reason.
The Critique of Pure Reason
Immanuel Kant
Hence it is exposed to no danger of an antinomy of its own or to a conflict of its principles.
Kant's Critique of Judgement
Immanuel Kant

British Dictionary definitions for antinomy

antinomy

noun plural -mies

opposition of one law, principle, or rule to another; contradiction within a law

philosophy contradiction existing between two apparently indubitable propositions; paradox

Derived Formsantinomic (ˌæntɪˈnɒmɪk), adjectiveantinomically, adverb

Word Origin for antinomy

C16: from Latin antinomia, from Greek: conflict between laws, from anti- + nomos law

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Word Origin and History for antinomy

1590s, "contradiction in the laws," from Latin antinomia, from Greek antinomia "ambiguity in the law," from anti- "against" (see anti-) + nomos "law" (see numismatics). As a term in logic, from 1802 (Kant).