Synonyms of heterodoxy

heterodoxy

noun

as in dissent

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 & Similar Words

• dissent
• heresy
• nonconformity
• schism
• dissidence
• error
• dissention
• sectarianism
• apostasy
• misconception
• discord
• defection
• deviation
• fallacy
• iconoclasm
• deviance
• separatism
• myth
• falsehood
• misbelief
• scission
• infidelity
• dissension
• unconventionality
• disagreement

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• orthodoxy
• conformity
• agreement
• conformation
• conventionality