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HETERONOMY
The moral doctrine that man is subject to laws that are not created by himself, but by others, and ultimately by God. The opposite of autonomy. (Etym. Greek hetero, other + nomos, law.)
All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.
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