heterodoxy
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heterodoxy
- /ˈhɛtɛɹədɒksi/ UK
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἑτεροδοξία (heterodoxía).
noun heterodoxies
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The quality of being heterodox.
Opposite: unorthodoxy, heterodoxy, orthodoxy, homodoxy
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A heterodox belief, creed, or teaching.
A genuine first-hand religious experience like this is bound to be a heterodoxy to its witnesses, the prophet appearing as a mere lonely madman.
Opposite: orthodoxy
Translations
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noun quality of being heterodox
| Español | heterodoxia |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 異端 itan, ヘテロドキシー heterodokishī |
| Français | hétérodoxie |
| Italiano | eterodossia |
noun heterodox belief, creed, or teaching
| 日本語 | 異端 itan, ヘテロドキシー heterodokishī |
|---|---|
| Français | hétérodoxie |
| Deutsch | Andersgläubigkeit, Irrglaube, Heterodoxie |
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