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antinomian

Pronunciation: /antɪˈnəʊmɪən/

Definition of antinomian

noun

a person who believes that Christians are released by grace from the obligation of observing the moral law.

adjective

denoting or relating to antinomians or their beliefs.

Derivatives

antinomianism

Origin:

mid 17th century: from medieval Latin Antinomi, the name of a 16th-century sect in Germany alleged to hold this view, from Greek anti- 'opposite, against' + nomos 'law'