HETERODOXY

unorthodoxy, heterodoxy

(noun) the quality of being unorthodox

unorthodoxy, heterodoxy, heresy

(noun) any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

heterodoxy (countable and uncountable, plural heterodoxies)

The quality of being heterodox.

A heterodox belief, creed, or teaching.

Antonyms

• orthodoxy

Source: Wiktionary


Het"er*o*dox`y, n. Etym: [Gr. hétérodoxie.]

Definition: An opinion or doctrine, or a system of doctrines, contrary to some established standard of faith, as the Scriptures, the creed or standards of a church, etc.; heresy. Bp. Bull.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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