Heterodoxy

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being heterodox. uncountable
  2. 2
    the quality of being unorthodox wordnet
  3. 3
    A heterodox belief, creed, or teaching. countable

    "A genuine first-hand religious experience like this is bound to be a heterodoxy to its witnesses, the prophet appearing as a mere lonely madman."

  4. 4
    any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position wordnet

Synonyms

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aberrationambiguityambivalenceantinomyasymmetrydelusion

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"A genuine first-hand religious experience like this is bound to be a heterodoxy to its witnesses, the prophet appearing as a mere lonely madman."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἑτεροδοξία (heterodoxía).

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