heteronomy

See also: heteronymy

English

Etymology

hetero- +‎ -nomy

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɒnəmi

Noun

heteronomy (usually uncountable, plural heteronomies)

The political subjection of a community to the rule of another power or to an external law.
The state of being beholden to external influences.
(biology) The condition of being heteronomous.

Antonyms

autonomy

Translations

political subjection

Japanese: 他治 (tachi)

being beholden to external influences

Japanese: 他律 (ja) (taritsu)
Persian: دگرمختاری (degarmoxtâri)

biology

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German: ^{(please verify)} Heteronomie (de) f
Romanian: ^{(please verify)} heteronomie (ro) f

References

“heteronomy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
OED 2nd edition 1989

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