antinomianism

American  

[an-ti-noh-mee-uh-niz-uhm] / ˌæn tɪˈnoʊ mi əˌnɪz əm /

noun

1. Theology. the belief that Christians, by virtue of divine grace, are freed not only from biblical law and church-prescribed behavioral norms, but also from all moral law.

   In his 1539 book, Luther contrasts antinomianism with the true gospel, stressing that law is good and drives us to Christ and to daily repentance.

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Etymology

Origin of antinomianism

antinomian + -ism

Example Sentences

The free love script stands in the 2,000-year-old history of what scholars call antinomianism in Christian thought.

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2022

Colonial America had seen its share of religious battles, in which arcane theological disputes like the one over antinomianism caused Puritans to be banished from Massachusetts and have to go establish colonies like Rhode Island.

From Time Magazine Archive

He was again before the Star Chamber—this time it is certainly our Giles Randall—in 1643 charged with preaching "anabaptism," "familism," and "antinomianism," according to the usual labels of the time.

From Spiritual Reformers in the 16th & 17th Centuries by Jones, Rufus Matthew

As a consequence, the Philippists, too, were charged with antinomianism, and were strenuously opposed by such theologians as Flacius, Amsdorf, and Wigand.

From Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church by Bente, F. (Friedrich)

The cocoon of antinomianism always bursts into antigospelism.

From Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church by Bente, F. (Friedrich)