Main Entry:

het·ero·dox

Pronunciation:

\ˈhe-tə-rə-ˌdäks, ˈhe-trə-\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

Late Latin heterodoxus, from Greek heterodoxos, from heter- + doxa opinion — more at doxology

Date:

circa 1650

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