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heterodoxy

 [het-er-uh-dok-see]  

het·er·o·dox·y

   [het-er-uh-dok-see]
noun, plural -dox·ies.
1.
heterodox state or quality.
2.
a heterodox opinion, view, etc.
Origin:
1645–55; < Greek heterodoxía. See heterodox, -y3
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heterodox (ˈhɛtərəʊˌdɒks)
 
—adj
1.  at variance with established, orthodox, or accepted doctrines or beliefs
2.  holding unorthodox opinions
 
[C17: from Greek heterodoxos holding another opinion, from hetero- + doxa opinion]
 
'heterodoxy
 
—n

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