antinomian

English

From Medieval Latin Antinomi,[1] from Ancient Greek ἀντί (antí, “against”) + νόμος (nómos, “custom, law”).

antinomian (plural antinomians)

(Christianity, Judaism) One who embraces, encourages, or practices antinomianism.
- 1886, J. H. Thorpe, "John Brine" entry in Dictionary of National Biography:
  "He was called by many persons an antinomian, though his life was exemplary."

one who embraces, encourages, or practices antinomianism

antinomian (comparative more antinomian, superlative most antinomian)

Of or pertaining to antinomianism.
Rejecting higher moral or legal authority.
- 1926, T.E. Lawrence, Seven Pillars of Wisdom, New York: Anchor (1991), page 194:
  We might turn our average into a rule (not a law, since war was antinomian) and develop a habit of never engaging the enemy.
- 1937, George Orwell, chapter 9, in The Road to Wigan Pier:
  England was full of half-baked antinomian opinions. Pacifism, internationalism, humanitarianism of all kinds, feminism, free love, divorce-reform, atheism, birth-control—things like these were getting a better hearing than they would get in normal times.

of or pertaining to antinomianism

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