Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Christianity 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.
- noun The belief that moral laws are relative in meaning and application as opposed to fixed or universal.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The tenets of the antinomians.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The tenets or practice of Antinomians.
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- noun Christianity a religious movement which believes that only the spiritual 'law of Faith' (Romans 3:27) is essential for salvation; and which is 'against' all other practical 'laws' being taught as being essential for salvation; and refering to them as legalism.
- noun Judaism opposition to the
Torah .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the theological doctrine that by faith and God's grace a Christian is freed from all laws (including the moral standards of the culture)
Etymologies
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Examples
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Perhaps you are right that antinomianism is not the best word, but then what would you suggest is a better one?
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Since its antinomianism is so restricted and its lust for blood is minimal, however, it is not an especially dangerous (or effective) one.
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As for antinomianism, that isn't my intention, more that I want to reduce the law any law away from being an absolute.
Quote of the Day (Eric Reitan) James F. McGrath 2009
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Dositheus is said to have opposed antinomianism, that is, the rejection of Old
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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That Bruno himself, in "the enthusiasm of the idea," drew from his axiom of the "indifference of contraries" the practical consequence which is in very deed latent there, that he was ready to sacrifice to the antinomianism, which is certainly a part of its rigid logic, the purities of his youth for instance, there is no proof.
Giordano Bruno Walter Pater 1866
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That Bruno himself, in "the enthusiasm of the idea," drew from his axiom of the "indifference of contraries" the practical consequence which is in very deed latent there, that he was ready to sacrifice to the antinomianism, which is certainly a part of its rigid logic, the purities of his youth for instance, there is no proof.
Giordano Bruno Walter Pater 1866
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That Bruno himself, in "the enthusiasm of the idea," drew from his axiom of the "indifference of contraries" the practical consequence which is in very deed latent there, that he was ready to sacrifice to the antinomianism, which is certainly a part of its rigid logic, the purities of his youth for instance, there is no proof.
Giordano Bruno Walter Pater 1866
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That Bruno himself, in "the enthusiasm of the idea," drew from his axiom of the "indifference of contraries" the practical consequence which is in very deed latent there, that he was ready to sacrifice to the antinomianism, which is certainly a part of its rigid logic, the austerities, the purity of his own youth, for instance, there is no proof.
Gaston de Latour; an unfinished romance Walter Pater 1866
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This doctrine is known as antinomianism, the doctrine that the Elect are free of all constraint by laws.
One Stop Thought Shop Brian Hayes 2010
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This doctrine is known as antinomianism, the doctrine that the Elect are free of all constraint by laws.
One Stop Thought Shop Brian Hayes 2010
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