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heterodox

/ˈhɛt.(ə.)ɹəˌdɒks/US/ˈhɛt.ɚ.əˌdɑks/

heterodox adjective: of or pertaining to creeds, beliefs, or teachings, especially religious ones, that are different from what a religion (or sect) believes to be orthodox, but (usually) not conflicting with that religion's established beliefs and therefore not heretical.

Adjective

heterodox (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to creeds, beliefs, or teachings, especially religious ones, that are different from what a religion (or sect) believes to be orthodox, but (usually) not conflicting with that religion's established beliefs and therefore not heretical.
    • Most Christian denominations consider each other heterodox.
    • Do you believe such people are happy in the other world, sir? {...} I declined answering Mrs. Dean’s question, which struck me as something heterodox.1847, Emily Brontë, chapter XVI, in Wuthering Heights
  2. Beliefs contrary to the general consensus.

heterodox meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam

heterodox in Tamil

புறக்கோட்பாடான, வழக்கத்திலுள்ள கொள்கைக்கு மாறான

heterodox in Urdu

آزاد خیال, آزاد رو, غیرمقلد

heterodox in Bengali

প্রচলিত মতবাদ থেকে ভিন্ন

heterodox in Malayalam

മതവിരോധമായ
More languagesFewer languages
heterodox in Kannada
ನಂಬಿಕೆಯಳಿದ
heterodox in Sanskrit
नास्तिक nāstika

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Origin of heterodox

From Ancient Greek ἑτερόδοξος (heteródoxos), from ἕτερος (héteros, “other, another, different”) + δόξα (dóxa, “opinion”).

Words formed from heterodox

Questions about heterodox

What does heterodox mean?
Heterodox means of or pertaining to creeds, beliefs, or teachings, especially religious ones, that are different from what a religion (or sect) believes to be orthodox, but (usually) not conflicting with that religion's established beliefs and therefore not heretical.
What is heterodox in Tamil?
Heterodox in Tamil is புறக்கோட்பாடான, வழக்கத்திலுள்ள கொள்கைக்கு மாறான. See Heterodox meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is heterodox?
Heterodox is an adjective.
How do you pronounce heterodox?
Heterodox is pronounced /ˈhɛt.(ə.)ɹəˌdɒks/ (UK).

Words near heterodox in the dictionary

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  3. heterodontosaurs
  4. heterodonts
  5. heterodonty
  6. heterodox
  7. heterodoxal
  8. heterodoxic
  9. heterodoxical
  10. heterodoxies
  11. heterodoxist

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Adapted from Wiktionary: heterodox (page history and authors); heterodox (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); heterodox (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); heterodox (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); heterodox (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); heterodox (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); नास्तिक (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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