heterodoxy

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

noun any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position
noun the quality of being unorthodox

From Ancient Greek ἑτεροδοξία (heterodoxía).

Despite his heterodoxy, faults, and weaknesses, Clare was a man with a conscience. — Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman, Thomas Hardy
His aspect showed no lack of zeal to maintain his heterodoxies even at the stake. — Twice-told tales, Nathaniel Hawthorne
In vain do I redouble the violence of the language in which I proclaim my heterodoxies. — Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy, Bernard Shaw

unorthodoxy, heresy

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