antinomianism

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

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)

From antinomian + -ism, coined by Martin Luther, notably used in his Against the Antinomians (1539).

In theology, subjectivism develops as its 'left wing' antinomianism. — The Will to Believe, and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy, William James
She was great at Antinomianism and Bible-classes, and was plainly going to hold a class now. — Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman, Thomas Hardy
Besides his unworldliness, what I also admired in Scott was his resolute opposition to Antinomianism, and the minutely practical character of his writings. — Apologia pro vita sua : $b being a history of his religious opinions, John Henry Newman

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