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HETERODOXY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does heterodoxy mean?
• HETERODOXY (noun)
The noun HETERODOXY has 2 senses:
1. any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position
2. the quality of being unorthodox
Familiarity information: HETERODOXY used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
heresy; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy
Hypernyms ("heterodoxy" is a kind of...):
orientation (an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "heterodoxy"):
iconoclasm (the orientation of an iconoclast)
nonconformance; nonconformism; nonconformity (a lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The quality of being unorthodox
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
heterodoxy; unorthodoxy
Hypernyms ("heterodoxy" is a kind of...):
originality (the quality of being new and original (not derived from something else))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "heterodoxy"):
unconventionality (unorthodoxy by virtue of being unconventional)
nonconformity (unorthodoxy as a consequence of not conforming to expected standards or values)
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