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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; < Gk heterodoxía. See heterodox, -y 3
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het·er·o·dox·y   (hět'ər-ə-dŏk'sē)   
n.   pl. het·er·o·dox·ies
  1. The condition or quality of being heterodox.

  2. A heterodox opinion or doctrine.

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