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Meaning of ANTINOMIAN

Pronunciation:  `anti'nowmeeun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a follower of the doctrine of antinomianism
  2. [adj]  relating to or influenced by antinomianism
 
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 See Also: adherent, disciple

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \An`ti*no"mi*an\, a. [See {Antimony}.]
    Of or pertaining to the Antinomians; opposed to the doctrine
    that the moral law is obligatory.
    
  2. \An`ti*no"mi*an\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
    One who maintains that, under the gospel dispensation, the
    moral law is of no use or obligation, but that faith alone is
    necessary to salvation. The sect of Antinomians originated
    with John Agricola, in Germany, about the year 1535.
    --Mosheim.
    
 
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