heteronomy

See also: heteronymy

English edit

Etymology edit

hetero- +‎ -nomy

Pronunciation edit

Rhymes: -ɒnəmi

Noun edit

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 edit

autonomy

Translations edit

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 edit

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