Tuesday, June 24, 2014

The Word

an·ti·no·mi·an 

Pronunciation: \ˌan-ti-ˈnō-mē-ən\

Function: noun

Etymology: Medieval Latinantinomus, from Latin anti- + Greek nomos law

Date: 1565

1 :  one who holds that under the gospel dispensation of grace the moral law is of no use or obligation because faith alone is necessary to salvation2 :  one who rejects a socially established morality

— antinomian adjective

— an·ti·no·mi·an·ism  \-mē-ə-ˌni-zəm\ noun

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