heterodoxy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhɛtɛɹədɒksi/ (UK)
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἑτεροδοξία (heterodoxía).
Meanings
- (uncountable) The quality of being heterodox.
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(countable) A heterodox belief, creed, or teaching.
A genuine first-hand religious experience like this is bound to be a heterodoxy to its witnesses, the prophet appearing as a mere lonely madman.
1902, William James, “Lectures XIV and XV: The Value of Saintliness”, in The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature […] , New York, N.Y.; London: Longmans, Green, and Co. […], →OCLC, page 337:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| heterodoxies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
orthodoxy · orthodoxy · unorthodoxy · homodoxy · orthodoxy · heterodoxy · unorthodoxy
Descendants
Translations (33)
nl heterodoxie (quality of being heterodox) · nl onrechtszekerheid (quality of being heterodox) · sv heterodoxi (heterodox belief, creed, or teaching) · de Irrglaube (heterodox belief, creed, or teaching) · tr heterodoks (heterodox belief, creed, or teaching) · io heterodoxeso (quality of being heterodox) · pl heterodoksja (heterodox belief, creed, or teaching) · tr aykırılık (quality of being heterodox) · es heterodoxia (quality of being heterodox) · vo pölalekred (quality of being heterodox) · sv irrlärighet (quality of being heterodox) · ja 異端 (heterodox belief, creed, or teaching) · bg друговерие (quality of being heterodox) · fi heterodoksisuus (quality of being heterodox) · fi heterodoksia (quality of being heterodox) · ja ヘテロドキシー (heterodox belief, creed, or teaching) · cy anuniongrededd (quality of being heterodox) · sv heterodoxi (quality of being heterodox) · fr hétérodoxie (heterodox belief, creed, or teaching) · fi heterodoksia (heterodox belief, creed, or teaching) · de Heterodoxie (heterodox belief, creed, or teaching) · it eterodossia (quality of being heterodox) · ja ヘテロドキシー (quality of being heterodox) · de Andersgläubigkeit (heterodox belief, creed, or teaching) · nl ketterij (heterodox belief, creed, or teaching) · fi heterodoksisuus (heterodox belief, creed, or teaching) · nl dwaalleer (heterodox belief, creed, or teaching) · ga heitreadocsacht (quality of being heterodox) · sv irrlära (heterodox belief, creed, or teaching) · bg ерес (heterodox belief, creed, or teaching) · ja 異端 (quality of being heterodox) · fr hétérodoxie (quality of being heterodox) · ca heterodòxia (quality of being heterodox)