heteronomy

[ het-uh-ron-uh-mee ]

/ ˌhɛt əˈrɒn ə mi /

noun

the condition of being under the domination of an outside authority, either human or divine.

Origin of heteronomy

First recorded in 1815–25; hetero- + -nomy

Words nearby heteronomy

heterometropia, heteromorphic, heteromorphosis, heteromorphous, heteronomous, heteronomy, heteronormative, heteronym, heteronymous, heteronymous diplopia, heteronymous hemianopsia

Example sentences from the Web for heteronomy

To make the judgements of others the determining grounds of his own would be heteronomy.
Kant's Critique of Judgement|Immanuel Kant
In contrast with the Legislative, the Executive power expresses the heteronomy of the nation in contrast with its autonomy.
The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte|Karl Marx
It is called autonomy of Will and is contrasted with heteronomy.
Morals and the Evolution of Man|Max Simon Nordau
This heterogeneous articulation (heteronomy) is the more pronounced the higher the whole organization.
The Wonders of Life|Ernst Haeckel

单词	heteronomy
释义	heteronomy [ het-uh-ron-uh-mee ] / ˌhɛt əˈrɒn ə mi / noun the condition of being under the domination of an outside authority, either human or divine. Origin of heteronomy First recorded in 1815–25; hetero- + -nomy Words nearby heteronomy heterometropia, heteromorphic, heteromorphosis, heteromorphous, heteronomous, heteronomy, heteronormative, heteronym, heteronymous, heteronymous diplopia, heteronymous hemianopsia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for heteronomy To make the judgements of others the determining grounds of his own would be heteronomy. Kant's Critique of Judgement\|Immanuel Kant In contrast with the Legislative, the Executive power expresses the heteronomy of the nation in contrast with its autonomy. The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte\|Karl Marx It is called autonomy of Will and is contrasted with heteronomy. Morals and the Evolution of Man\|Max Simon Nordau This heterogeneous articulation (heteronomy) is the more pronounced the higher the whole organization. The Wonders of Life\|Ernst Haeckel
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