an·ti·no·mi·an ( n t -n  m - n)n. An adherent of antinomianism. adj. 1. Of or relating to the doctrine of antinomianism. 2. Opposed to or denying the fixed meaning or universal applicability of moral law: "By raising segregation and racial persecution to the ethical level of law, it puts into practice the antinomian rules of Orwell's world. Evil becomes good, inhumanity is interpreted as charity, egoism as compassion" (Elie Wiesel). [From Medieval Latin Antinom  , antinomians, pl. of antinomus, opposed to the moral law : Greek anti-, anti- + Greek nomos, law; see nem- in Indo-European roots.] |
antinomian [ˌæntɪˈnəʊmɪən]
adj
(Christian Religious Writings / Theology) relating to the doctrine that by faith and the dispensation of grace a Christian is released from the obligation of adhering to any moral law
n
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a member of a Christian sect holding such a doctrine
antinomianism n
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