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.
• autonomy
Source: Wiktionary
Het`er*on"o*my, n.
1. Subordination or subjection to the law of another; political subjection of a community or state; -- opposed to autonomy.
2. (Metaph.)
Definition: 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. Krauth-Fleming.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
