heterodox

C2 Topic:Abstract Ideas
US /ˈhɛt.ɚ.əˌdɑks/ UK /ˈhɛt.ər.əˌdɒks/
adj Freq #264982

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    not conforming to accepted or orthodox beliefs, doctrines, or methods, especially in religion, economics, or scholarship

    Her heterodox interpretation challenged assumptions shared by both political parties.

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Synonyms
1 adj · not conforming to accepted... unorthodoxdissentingnonconformist
Word family
Derived forms heterodoxyheterodoxly

Etymology

Borrowed through Late Latin heterodoxus from Greek heterodoxos, 'holding another opinion,' formed from heteros, 'other, different,' and doxa, 'opinion, belief.'

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