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Definition of Heteronomy

1. n. Subordination or subjection to the law of another; political subjection of a community or state; -- opposed to autonomy.

Definition of Heteronomy

1. Noun. The political subjection of a community to the rule of another power or to an external law. ¹

2. Noun. The state of being beholden to external influences. ¹

3. Noun. (biology) The condition of being heteronomous ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Heteronomy

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Medical Definition of Heteronomy

1. 1. Subordination or subjection to the law of another; political subjection of a community or state; opposed to autonomy. 2. A term applied by Kant to those laws which are imposed on us from without, or the violence done to us by our passions, wants, or desires. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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