heteronomy

American  

[het-uh-ron-uh-mee] / ˌhɛt əˈrɒn ə mi /

noun

1. the condition of being under the domination of an outside authority, either human or divine.

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Etymology

Origin of heteronomy

First recorded in 1815–25; hetero- + -nomy

Example Sentences

One of its themes contrasts autonomy and heteronomy.

From The Wall Street Journal

Instead, the history of sacrifice is one of heteronomy—that is, being subordinate to “forces that we do not control.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“Heteronomy” is therefore applied by Kant to all other ethical systems, inasmuch as they place the individual in subjection to external laws of conduct.

From Project Gutenberg

If it is true that a condition of "heteronomy" always precedes that of "autonomy," then the outer sanction is the indispensable condition of the evolution of moral feelings.

From Project Gutenberg

The characteristic of Morality thus described is its essential inwardness, and the sovereignty of the conscience over all heteronomy.

From Project Gutenberg