Meaning & use
Heterodoxy
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Beliefs, opinions, or practices that differ from accepted or orthodox standards, especially in religion or doctrine.
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The theologian's writings were condemned as heterodoxy by church officials.
In economics, questioning free-market orthodoxy is sometimes dismissed as heterodoxy.
A note on using this word
From Greek heteros ('other') and doxa ('opinion'), heterodoxy is the direct opposite of orthodoxy, 'right opinion.'
Words with a similar meaning
unorthodoxydissent
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Words with an opposite meaning
orthodoxyconformity
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