heterodoxy

[ het-er-uh-dok-see ]

/ ˈhɛt ər əˌdɒk si /

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noun, plural het·er·o·dox·ies.

heterodox state or quality.

a heterodox opinion, view, etc.

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Origin of heterodoxy

From the Greek word heterodoxía, dating back to 1645–55. See heterodox, -y³

Words nearby heterodoxy

heterocyst, heterodactyl, heterodactylous, heterodont, heterodox, heterodoxy, heterodyne, heteroecious, heteroecism, heteroflexible, heterogamete

How to use heterodoxy in a sentence

Exclusion of intellectual heterodoxy to make campuses “inclusive.”
The woke mob runs into a college teacher who’s fighting back|George Will|October 8, 2021|Washington Post
A strange doctrine, that; savoring perhaps of heterodoxy, and perilous to be adopted by such as can not fathom it thoroughly.
Sword and Gown|George A. Lawrence
And apart from his heterodoxy, he is philosophically incompetent and his method is abominable.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy|Isaac Husik
I go to the Genevese churches every Sunday, and nourish my heterodoxy with orthodox sermons.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. I (of 3)|George Eliot

Wakefield had the misfortune of not being able to cover his heterodoxy with the conventional formula.
The English Utilitarians, Volume I.|Leslie Stephen
At last some of his congregation accused him to the chief rabbi of Budapest of heterodoxy.
Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ|Rev. A. Bernstein, B.D.

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