antinomian

noun

an·ti·no·mi·an ˌan-ti-ˈnō-mē-ən

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

: one who rejects a socially established morality

antinomian adjective

antinomianism

ˌan-ti-ˈnō-mē-ə-ˌni-zəm

noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin antinomus "person holding antinomian beliefs" (from anti- anti- + -nomus, borrowed from Greek nómos "custom, convention, law") + -ian — more at nomothetic

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of antinomian was in 1548

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