Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antinomianism

/æntiˈnoʊmi.ənɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: an-ti-no-mi-an-ism
IPA: /æntiˈnoʊmi.ənɪzəm/

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

6

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The belief or teaching that because only the spiritual "law of faith" (Romans 3:27) is essential for salvation, obedience to any practical or moral law has no role to play, even as a guide to conduct or as a test of the genuineness of faith.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Opposition to the Torah.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Alternative letter-case form of antinomianism.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: solifidianism, sola fide"
"Always containing seeds of antinomianism, mysticism inevitably undermined that authority, but because the church's hegemony rested on mystery, mysticism could not altogether be prohibited. The common will to reach God was too strong, and the church was political before it was anything else."
"In the 1970s, [Daniel] Bell saw antinomianism all around him, and his thesis struck a chord with many. Well, antinomianism never hit many places in America, like the evangelical Christian communities."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Suffix: antinomian

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /æntiˈnoʊmi.ənɪzəm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

antinomianisms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

antinomian antinominalism antinomistic nomism nomistic universalism Christian Universalism

Synonyms

antinomism solifidianism w:sola fide

Antonyms

legalism nullifidianism

Questions

How do you pronounce antinomianism?: The recorded pronunciation is /æntiˈnoʊmi.ənɪzəm/.
What does antinomianism mean?: The belief or teaching that because only the spiritual "law of faith" (Romans 3:27) is essential for salvation, obedience to any practical or moral law has no role to play, even as a guide to conduct or as a test of the genuineness of faith.
Where does antinomianism come from?: From antinomian + -ism, coined by Martin Luther, notably used in his Against the Antinomians (1539).

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