ANTINOMIAN


Meaning of ANTINOMIAN in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ an-ti- ' n ō -m ē - ə n

Function: noun

Etymology: Medieval Latin antinomus, from Latin anti- + Greek nomos law

Date: 1565

1 : one who holds that under the gospel dispensation of grace the moral law is of no use or obligation because faith alone is necessary to salvation

2 : one who rejects a socially established morality

– antinomian adjective

– an · ti · no · mi · an · ism \ -m ē - ə - ˌ ni-z ə m \ noun

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.