Meaning of HETERODOXY
Pronunciation: | | 'heturu`dâksee
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- [n] the quality of being unorthodox
- [n] any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position
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| Synonyms: | | heresy, unorthodoxy, unorthodoxy |
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| Antonyms: | | orthodoxy, orthodoxy | |
| See Also: | | iconoclasm, nonconformance, nonconformity, nonconformity, orientation, originality, unconventionality | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Het"er*o*dox`y\, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F.
h['e]t['e]rodoxie.]
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.
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