ANTINOMIAN


Meaning of ANTINOMIAN in English

adj. & n.

--adj. of or relating to the view that Christians are released from the obligation of observing the moral law.

--n. (Antinomian) hist. a person who holds this view.

Derivatives:

antinomianism n.

Etymology: med.L Antinomi, name of a sect in Germany (1535) alleged to hold this view (as ANTI-, Gk nomos law)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.