heterodoxy

het·ero·doxy

noun \-ˌdäk-sē\

plural het·ero·dox·ies

Definition of HETERODOXY

1

: the quality or state of being heterodox

2

: a heterodox opinion or doctrine

Examples of HETERODOXY

1. <Copernicus's theory that the earth revolved around the sun was arrant heterodoxy at a time when the earth was thought to be the center of the universe.>

First Known Use of HETERODOXY

1659

Related to HETERODOXY

Synonyms: dissent, dissidence, heresy, nonconformity

Antonyms: conformity, orthodoxy

Related Words: error, fallacy, falsehood, misbelief, misconception, myth; apostasy, defection, infidelity, schism, scission, sectarianism, separatism; deviance, deviation, iconoclasm, unconventionality; disagreement, discord, dissension (also dissention)

Near Antonyms: agreement, conformation, conventionality

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Rhymes with HETERODOXY

unorthodoxy