unorthodoxy

[awr-thuh-dok-see]

noun, plural or·tho·dox·ies for 1.

orthodox belief or practice.

orthodox character.

Origin:
1620–30; < Late Latin orthodoxia < Greek orthodoxía right opinion, equivalent to orthódox(os) (see orthodox) + -ia -y³

Related forms

an·ti·or·tho·dox·y, noun

hy·per·or·tho·dox·y, noun

pro-or·tho·dox·y, adjective

un·or·tho·dox·y, noun, plural un·or·tho·dox·ies.

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Unorthodoxy is always a great word to know.

So is zedonk. Does it mean:

the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

WordNet

unorthodoxy
noun
1.	any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position [ant: orthodoxy]
2.	a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion [syn: heresy]
3.	the quality of being unorthodox [ant: orthodoxy]

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