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1. (n.) antinomian
a person who maintains that Christians are freed from the moral law by virtue of grace and faith.
Etymology: (1635–45; < ML Antinom(ī), pl. of Antinomus opponent of (the moral) law (< Gk antíanti - +nómos law) + -ian)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) antinomian
a follower of the doctrine of antinomianism
2. (adj) antinomian
relating to or influenced by antinomianism
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1. (adj) Antinomian
of or pertaining to the Antinomians; opposed to the doctrine that the moral law is obligatory
2. (noun) Antinomian
one who maintains that, under the gospel dispensation, the moral law is of no use or obligation, but that faith alone is necessary to salvation. The sect of Antinomians originated with John Agricola, in Germany, about the year 1535
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