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How to pronounce heterodoxy in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms heresy, unorthodoxy
Type of orientation
Has types iconoclasm, nonconformism, nonconformity, nonconformance
Type Words
Synonyms unorthodoxy
Type of originality
Has types unconventionality, nonconformity

Examples of heterodoxy

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This climate of opinion did not merely tolerate financial heterodoxy but demanded it.
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Sunnis have accused Alevis of heresy, heterodoxy, rebellion, betrayal and immorality.
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As long as oil prices remain buoyant, economic heterodoxy may do little visible damage.
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Their commitment to disestablishment, in some cases, accommodated their own heterodoxy.
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To a great extent, what is still loosely thought of as heterodoxy has become orthodoxy.
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Without strong doctrinal leadership, it's a prescription for heterodoxy.
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Some orthodox scholars argue against the increasing focus on heterodoxy.
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Fred Hoyle maintained that heterodoxy was the duty of all scientists.
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Attendance and donations dropped sharply when they discovered the extent of his heterodoxy.
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More examples
  • Unorthodoxy: any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position
  • (heterodox) dissident: characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards
  • The David Horowitz Freedom Center is a conservative foundation founded in 1988 by political activist David Horowitz and his long-time collaborator Peter Collier. It was established with funding from philanthropies, such as the Olin Foundation the Bradley Foundation and the Sarah Scaife Foundation.
  • (heterodox) Of or pertaining to creeds, beliefs, or teachings, especially religious ones, that are different from the norm ('orthodox'), but not sufficiently different to be called heretical
  • The word heterodox is Greek, and it means different teaching in the sense of Galatians 1:6. It is an error in teaching that diverges from orthodoxy, and it is often an honest and correctable mistake that comes from incomplete education or faulty reasoning. ...
  • (Heterodox) Greek for "other opinioned." Beliefs that deviate from accepted doctrines. Antonym of orthodox. It is important to realize that one group's orthodoxy is another group's heterodoxy.
  • (Heterodox) Not in accordance with established doctrines or opinions, or those generally recognized as right or 'orthodox'.#
  • Different, alien, and presumably false belief or teaching. The Orthodox Church describes as such all other Christian denominations
  • 'Another belief.' A less inflammatory term than Heresy for the beliefs of the non-Orthodox.