heterodox

adj.

1. Not in agreement with accepted beliefs, especially in church doctrine or dogma.
2. Holding unorthodox opinions.

[Greek heterodoxos : hetero-, hetero- + doxa, opinion (from dokein, to think).]

(HET-uhr-uh-doks)

adjective
1. Not in agreement with accepted beliefs, especially in church doctrine or dogma.
2. Holding unorthodox opinions.

Etymology
Greek heterodoxos : hetero-, + doxa, opinion (from dokein, to think).

Usage
"Since most of today's conventional wisdom was once considered heterodox and unreliable, veggie libel laws threaten to stifle any serious debate about food safety." — Food-disparagement laws: Oprah in trouble, The Economist, Jun 21, 1997.

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adj

Definition: unorthodox
Antonyms: orthodox

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Unorthodox.

IN BRIEF: Opposed to any commonly accepted doctrine or opinion.

People belonging to that church were able to bring up heterodox opinions to be discussed among the other members.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - kættersk, anderledes tænkende

Nederlands (Dutch)
heterodox, afwijkend van mening

Français (French)
adj. - hétérodoxe

Deutsch (German)
adj. - heterodox (nicht orthodox)

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (θρησκ.) ετερόδοξος

Italiano (Italian)
eterodosso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - heterodoxo

Русский (Russian)
неортодоксальный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - heterodoxo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - heterodox, irrlärig, kättersk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
非正统的, 异端的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 非正統的, 異端的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 이교의, 이단의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 正統でない, 異端の, 異説の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ابتداعي, هرطقي, ذو آراء هرطقيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮כופר, אפיקורסי, לא אורתודוכסי‬

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