Antinomianism Definition

ăntĭ-nōmē-ə-nĭzəm
noun
The doctrine or belief that the Gospel frees Christians from required obedience to any law, whether scriptural, civil, or moral, and that salvation is attained solely through faith and the gift of divine grace.
American Heritage
The belief that moral laws are relative in meaning and application as opposed to fixed or universal.
American Heritage

(Christianity) A religious movement which believes that only the spiritual 'law of Faith' (Romans 3:27) is essential for salvation; and which is 'against' all other practical 'laws' being taught as being essential for salvation; and referring to them as legalism.

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(Judaism) Opposition to the Torah.

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Singular:
antinomianism
Plural:
antinomianisms

Origin of Antinomianism

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

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Antinomianism Sentence Examples

  • He was beloved by all the preachers, and his Checks to Antinomianism show that he was a courteous controversialist.

  • With this opposition to the Church they combine a complete antinomianism, through the identification of all their desires with the impulses of the divine Spirit.

  • The chief of them, written against Calvinism, are Five Checks to Antinomianism, Scripture Scales to weigh the Gold of Gospel Truth, and the Portrait of St Paul.

  • Different from either of these was the Antinomianism charged by Luther against Agricola.

  • From the latter part of the 17th century charges of Antinomianism have frequently been directed against Calvinists, on the ground of their disparagement of "deadly doing" and of "legal preaching."

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