English Explanatory Dictionary

heteronomy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The political subjection of a community to the rule of another power or to an external law.
  2. The state of being beholden to external influences.
  3. The condition of being heteronomous.

Word forms

heteronomy heteronomies

Etymology

From hetero- + -nomy.

Antonyms

autonomy

Derived words

heteronomous
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