heterodox

het·ero·dox

adj \ˈhe-tə-rə-ˌdäks, ˈhe-trə-\

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

Examples of HETERODOX

1. <a Christian clergyman with a very heterodox opinion on the divinity of Jesus>
2. <her heterodox approach to teaching science initially met with some resistance from her peers>

Origin of HETERODOX

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

First Known Use: circa 1650

Related to HETERODOX

Synonyms: dissentient, dissenting, dissident, heretical, iconoclastic, maverick, nonconformist, nonorthodox, out-there, unconventional, unorthodox

Antonyms: conforming, conformist, conventional, orthodox

Related Words: free-spirited, freethinking, nontraditional; apostate, defecting, renegade; schismatic (also schismatical), sectarian, separatist

Near Antonyms: correct, decorous, proper; constrained, inhibited, restrained, rigid, stiff, stuffy, uptight

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Rhymes with HETERODOX

dialog box, econobox, Greek Orthodox, homeobox, idiot box, jack-in-the-box, penalty box, unorthodox