heterodoxy

Noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

heresy unorthodoxy paganism bohemian apostasy belief error sin bias ambiguity disagreement denial dissent objection fallacy
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Antonyms

orthodoxy agreement belief faith credit doctrine
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Hypernyms

orientation originality

Hyponyms

nonconformity nonconformism nonconformance iconoclasm unconventionality

Examples

The difference between Orthodoxy or Mydoxy and Heterodoxy or Thy-doxy. Thomas Carlyle

Orthodoxy is my doxy - heterodoxy is another man's doxy. William Warburton

The heterodoxy of one age will become the orthodoxy of the next. Benjamin Fish Austin

On the whole, the "bosh" of heterodoxy is more offensive to me than that of orthodoxy, because heterodoxy professes to be guided by reason and science, and orthodoxy does not. Source: Internet

The congregation cared less about Priestley's heterodoxy and he successfully established a school. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

heterodoxical heterodoxly heterodoxness heterodromous heterodromy heteroduplex