First Known Use: circa 1650
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heterodox
adjective het·ero·dox \ˈhe-tə-rə-ˌdäks, ˈhe-trə-\
: not agreeing with established beliefs or standards
Full Definition of HETERODOX
1
: contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox, unconventional <heterodox ideas>
2
: holding unorthodox opinions or doctrines
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Origin of HETERODOX
Late Latin heterodoxus, from Greek heterodoxos, from heter- + doxa opinion — more at doxology
Related to HETERODOX
- Synonyms
- dissentient, dissenting, dissident, heretical, iconoclastic, maverick, nonconformist, nonorthodox, out-there, unconventional, unorthodox
- Antonyms
- conforming, conformist, conventional, orthodox
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