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
- <a Christian clergyman with a very heterodox opinion on the divinity of Jesus>
- <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
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Synonyms: dissentient, dissenting, dissident, heretical, iconoclastic, maverick, nonconformist, nonorthodox, out-there, unconventional, unorthodox
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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