heterodoxy

heterodoxy

noun

Definition of HETERODOXY

departure from a generally accepted theory, opinion, or practice <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>

Synonyms dissent, dissidence, heterodoxy, nonconformity

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

Antonyms conformity, orthodoxy