heteronomy

[ het-uh-ron-uh-mee ]

/ ˌhɛt əˈrɒn ə mi /

the condition of being under the domination of an outside authority, either human or divine.

Origin of heteronomy

First recorded in 1815–25; hetero- + -nomy

To make the judgements of others the determining grounds of his own would be heteronomy.

Kant's Critique of Judgement |Immanuel Kant
In contrast with the Legislative, the Executive power expresses the heteronomy of the nation in contrast with its autonomy.

The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte |Karl Marx
It is called autonomy of Will and is contrasted with heteronomy.

Morals and the Evolution of Man |Max Simon Nordau
This heterogeneous articulation (heteronomy) is the more pronounced the higher the whole organization.

The Wonders of Life |Ernst Haeckel