HETERODOX


Meaning of HETERODOX in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhe-tə-rə-ˌdäks, ˈhe-trə- ]

adjective

Etymology: Late Latin heterodoxus, from Greek heterodoxos, from heter- + doxa opinion — more at doxology

Date: circa 1650

1. : contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox , unconventional

a heterodox spirituality

heterodox ideas

2. : holding unorthodox opinions or doctrines

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