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Definition of Heteronomous
1. a. Subject to the law of another.
Definition of Heteronomous
1. Adjective. not autonomous ¹
2. Adjective. (biology of parts of an organism) differing in development or in specialization ¹
3. Adjective. (linguistics of a language) being a dialect of an autonomous language ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Heteronomous
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Heteronomous
1. 1. Different from the type; abnormal. 2. Subject to the direction or control of another; not self-governing. Compare: autonomous. Origin: hetero-+ G. Nomos, law (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Heteronomous
Literary usage of Heteronomous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Physiology of the Senses by John Gray M'Kendrick, William Snodgrass (1907)
"eye the image on the opposite side disappears, and it is hence said to be
heteronomous. Now, as a rule, we are not conscious of the formation on the retina, ..."
2. Works of Thomas Hill Green by Thomas Hill Green, Richard Lewis Nettleship (1890)
"... the definition will be equally applicable to the will as it exists in the
morally good and the morally bad, as 'autonomous' and 'heteronomous. ..."
3. The Annals of Philosophy by Richard Phillips, E W Brayley (1822)
"It sometimes happens that the heteronomous poles are placed from 90° to 90°, ...
3, and it is magnetized by applying the heteronomous poles of a magnet to ..."
4. A Manual of Zoology by Richard Hertwig (1912)
"... and heteronomous Metamerism.—The examples mentioned are well adapted for ...
of labor has taken place among the segments of an heteronomous animal. ..."
5. Penal Philosophy by Gabriel de Tarde, Rapelje Howell (1912)
"Thus under the uncomplimentary name of " heteronomous" morality, ... If ever
there was a heteronomous morality, it was indeed that which prompted the animal ..."
6. College zoology by Robert William Hegner (1918)
"202), on the other hand, is a heteronomous animal, since division of labor has
... The vertebrates, including man, are all heteronomous. Appendages. ..."
7. Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology: Including Many of the Principal by James Mark Baldwin (1901)
"... lead to the distinction of autonomous and heteronomous systems. The former
find the moral law, as well as the motive for conforming to it, ..."
8. Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology: Including Many of the Principal by James Mark Baldwin (1901)
"... or the relation of the moral principle to man's will, lead to the distinction
of autonomous and heteronomous systems. The former find the moral law, ..."
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