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[ het-er-uh-doks ] / ˈhɛt ər əˌdɒks / SEE SYNONYMS FOR heterodox ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivenot in accordance with established or accepted doctrines or opinions, especially in theology; unorthodox. holding unorthodox doctrines or opinions. Origin of heterodox1610–20; <Greek heteródoxos of another opinion, equivalent to hetero-hetero- + dóx(a) opinion (Compare dokeîn to think, suppose) + -os adj. suffix OTHER WORDS FROM heterodoxhet·er·o·dox·ly, adverbWords nearby heterodoxheterocytotropic, heterocytotropic antibody, heterodactyl, heterodactylous, heterodont, heterodox, heterodoxy, heterodromous, heterodyne, heteroecious, heteroecism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for heterodoxA couple hundred years ago, of course, the church or state could have just crushed such a heterodox movement. America’s Fastest Growing Death Holiday Is From Mexico|Michael Schulson|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST McGibney is the first to acknowledge that his anti-bullying approach is heterodox. The Bully Waging War Against Bullies|Lizzie Crocker|October 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST More than many, he understood the electoral attractions of a heterodox Democratic party. America's Prime Minister|Tunku Varadarajan|September 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST He reminds me a bit of George Allen, but more moderate, cosmopolitan, and heterodox. Scarborough for President|Mark McKinnon|September 8, 2009|DAILY BEAST
But similar myths abound in Gnostic systems, and therefore fables may represent both elements of the heterodox teaching. The Expositor's Bible: The Pastoral Epistles|Alfred Plummer The crux of all the critics, orthodox and heterodox, is the story about the fish. Who Wrote the Bible?|Washington Gladden He therefore turned from the orthodox systems to the heterodox doctrine of Kapila. The History of Antiquity, Volume IV (of 6)|Max Duncker The Consistory of Brandenburg, within whose jurisdiction Berlin lies, refused to admit him on account of his heterodox views. Practical Essays|Alexander Bain The orthodox have assumed that the narrative without the miracle was meaningless, and the heterodox have taken them at their word. Who Wrote the Bible?|Washington Gladden
British Dictionary definitions for heterodox
adjectiveat variance with established, orthodox, or accepted doctrines or beliefs holding unorthodox opinions Derived forms of heterodoxheterodoxy, nounWord Origin for heterodoxC17: from Greek heterodoxos holding another opinion, from hetero- + doxa opinion Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to heterodoxdissident, doubtful, iconoclastic, skeptical |