neonomian

noun

ne·​o·​no·​mi·​an

ˌnēəˈnōmēən

plural -s

: one who advocates or adheres to new laws

especially : one who holds that the Christian gospel is a new law supplanting the Mosaic

Word History

Etymology

ne- + -nomian (as in antinomian)

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