"heteronomy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: heteronomies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒnəmi Etymology: hetero- + -nomy Etymology templates: {{confix|en|hetero|nomy}} hetero- + -nomy Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} heteronomy (usually uncountable, plural heteronomies)
  1. The political subjection of a community to the rule of another power or to an external law. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (political subjection): 他治 (tachi) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-heteronomy-en-noun-yAn1-uRf Categories (other): English terms prefixed with hetero- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hetero-: 17 41 42 Disambiguation of 'political subjection': 94 4 2
  2. The state of being beholden to external influences. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (being beholden to external influences): 他律 (taritsu) (Japanese), دگرمختاری (degarmoxtâri) (Persian)
    Sense id: en-heteronomy-en-noun-J5LMBShW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with hetero-, English terms suffixed with -nomy Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 71 23 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hetero-: 17 41 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -nomy: 7 70 23 Disambiguation of 'being beholden to external influences': 13 81 6
  3. (biology) The condition of being heteronomous. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-heteronomy-en-noun-vFi-rld9 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with hetero- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hetero-: 17 41 42 Topics: biology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for heteronomy meaning in English (2.6kB)

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      "word": "他治"
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