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antinomianism - 4 dictionary results

an⋅ti⋅no⋅mi⋅an

[an-ti-noh-mee-uhn]
–noun
a person who maintains that Christians are freed from the moral law by virtue of grace as set forth in the gospel.

Origin:
1635–45; < ML Antinom(ī) name of sect (pl. of Antinomus opponent of (the moral) law < Gk antí anti- + nómos law) + -ian


an⋅ti⋅no⋅mi⋅an⋅ism, noun
an·ti·no·mi·an·ism   (ān'tĭ-nō'mē-ə-nĭz'əm)   
n.  
  1. Theology The doctrine or belief that the Gospel frees Christians from required obedience to any law, whether scriptural, civil, or moral, and that salvation is attained solely through faith and the gift of divine grace.
  2. The belief that moral laws are relative in meaning and application as opposed to fixed or universal.

Antinomianism

An`ti*no"mi*an*ism\, n. The tenets or practice of Antinomians. --South.

antinomianism

(Greek anti, "against"; nomos, "law"), doctrine according to which Christians are freed by grace from the necessity of obeying the Mosaic Law. The antinomians rejected the very notion of obedience as legalistic; to them the good life flowed from the inner working of the Holy Spirit. In this circumstance they appealed not only to Martin Luther but also to Paul and Augustine

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