heteronomy
heteronomy noun: the political subjection of a community to the rule of another power or to an external law.
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.
- The condition of being heteronomous.
heteronomy meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Persian
heteronomy in Tamil
- புறச்சட்ட உரிமைநிலை
heteronomy in Kannada
- ಸಾನ್ಯನಿಯಮತೆ, ಬಾಹ್ಯ ನಿಯಮಾಧೀನತೆ, ಪರಾಧೀನತೆ
heteronomy in Persian
- being beholden to external influences
- دگرمختاری degarmoxtâri
Antonyms of heteronomy
Forms of heteronomy
| plural | heteronomies |
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Origin of heteronomy
From hetero- + -nomy.
Words formed from heteronomy
Words that rhyme with heteronomy
Questions about heteronomy
- What does heteronomy mean?
- Heteronomy means the political subjection of a community to the rule of another power or to an external law.
- What is heteronomy in Tamil?
- Heteronomy in Tamil is புறச்சட்ட உரிமைநிலை. See Heteronomy meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is heteronomy?
- Heteronomy is a noun.
- What is the plural of heteronomy?
- The plural of heteronomy is heteronomies.
Words near heteronomy in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: heteronomy (page history and authors); heteronomy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); heteronomy (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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