Definition of "antinomian"

antinomian

/æntiˈnoʊmi.ən/

noun
plural antinomians
1. (Christianity, Judaism) One who embraces, encourages, or practices antinomianism.
  Quotations
  "He was called by many persons an antinomian, though his life was exemplary."
  1886, J. H. Thorpe, "John Brine" entry in Dictionary of National Biography
adjective
comparative more antinomian, superlative most antinomian
1. Of or pertaining to antinomianism.
2. Rejecting higher moral or legal authority.
  Quotations
  We might turn our average into a rule (not a law, since war was antinomian) and develop a habit of never engaging the enemy.
  1926, T.E. Lawrence, Seven Pillars of Wisdom, New York: Anchor (1991), page 194
  England was full of half-baked antinomian opinions. Pacifism, internationalism, humanitarianism of all kinds, feminism, free love, divorce-reform, atheism, birth-control—things like these were getting a better hearing than they would get in normal times.
  1937, George Orwell, chapter 9, in The Road to Wigan Pier