heterodoxy
pronunciation
How to pronounce heterodoxy in British English:
UK ['hetərəˌdɒksi:]
How to pronounce heterodoxy in American English:
US ['hetərəˌdɑksi]
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- Noun:
- any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position
- the quality of being unorthodox
Word Origin
- heterodoxy (n.)
- 1650s, from Greek heterodoxia "error of opinion," from heterodoxos (see heterodox).
Example
- 1. But here too-although sufism retains a strong grassroots following in several parts of the muslim world-he finds himself at odds with both the modernist and puritanical ( wahhabi ) strands of islam , which disdain the individualistic heterodoxy of " folk islam " .
- 2. Indeed , despite his own heterodoxy , angel often felt that be was nearer to his father on the human side than was either of his brethren .