heterodoxy
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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἑτεροδοξία (heterodoxía).
Pronunciation
Noun
heterodoxy (countable and uncountable, plural heterodoxies)
- (uncountable) The quality of being heterodox.
- (countable) A heterodox belief, creed, or teaching.
- 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:
- 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.
Antonyms
Translations
quality of being heterodox
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heterodox belief, creed, or teaching
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