dissident, heretical, heterodox
(adjective) characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards
Source: WordNet® 3.1
heterodox (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to creeds, beliefs, or teachings, especially religious ones, that are different from orthodoxy, or the norm, but not sufficiently different to be called heretical.
• orthodox
Source: Wiktionary
Het"er*o*dox, a. Etym: [Gr. hétérodoxe.]
1. Contrary to, or differing from, some acknowledged standard, as the Bible, the creed of a church, the decree of a council, and the like; not orthodox; heretical; -- said of opinions, doctrines, books, etc., esp. upon theological subjects. Raw and indigested, heterodox, preaching. Strype.
2. Holding heterodox opinions, or doctrines not orthodox; heretical;
– said of persons. Macaulay.
– Het"er*o*dox`ly, adv.
– Het"er*o*dox`ness, n.
Het"er*o*dox, n.
Definition: An opinion opposed to some accepted standard. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 June 2025
(adjective) having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); “allergic children”; “hypersensitive to pollen”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
