heterodoxy
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Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ἑτεροδοξία (heterodoxía).
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Noun edit
heterodoxy (countable and uncountable, plural heterodoxies)
- The quality of being heterodox.
- A heterodox belief, creed, or teaching.
- 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience […] [1], London: Folio Society, published 2008, page 288:
- 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.
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the quality of being heterodox
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a heterodox belief, creed, or teaching
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