heterodox

heterodox

adjective

Definition of HETERODOX

1

deviating from commonly accepted beliefs or practices <a Christian clergyman with a very heterodox opinion on the divinity of Jesus>

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

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

Antonyms conforming, conformist, conventional, orthodox

2

not rigidly following established form, custom, or rules <her heterodox approach to teaching science initially met with some resistance from her peers>

Synonyms heterodox, irregular, unceremonious, unconventional, unorthodox

Related Words unauthorized, unofficial; casual, easygoing, familiar, free and easy, lax, loose, offhand, relaxed, ultracasual

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

Antonyms ceremonial, ceremonious, conventional, formal, orthodox, regular, routine