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单词 theonomous
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theonomousadj.

Brit. /θɪˈɒnəməs/, U.S. /θiˈɑnəməs/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: theo- comb. form, autonomous adj.
Etymology: < theo- comb. form + -nomous (in autonomous adj.).Theonomus is also recorded as the name of a priest in ancient Greece (as post-classical Latin Theonomus (1606 or earlier), Hellenistic Greek Θεόνομος); compare:1653 J. Swan Calamus Mensurans 33 In the Dynastie next after these, were the Priests of Apollo's Temple: who reigned as followeth..Theonomos 1 year.
Ruled, governed by, or subject to the authority of God. Cf. theonomy n.
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1894 Philos. Rev. 3 478 In Epictetus..the norm of conduct or moral law is both theonomous and autonomous; and these are not inconsistent.
1956 Jrnl. Relig. 36 100/1 Man is a theonomous animal: this means that only God has final governance over him.
1990 Times Lit. Suppl. 20 Apr. 424/2 Judaism and Christianity share an approach to ethics: they are both theonomous.
2013 P. D. Miller Stewards of Myst. of God 39 The problem of preaching repentance is the problem of preaching about something that assumes theonomous existence when we live under the implicit assumption of autonomous existence.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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