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heterodox

 
(hĕt'ər-ə-dŏks') pronunciation
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).]


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Definition: unorthodox
Antonyms: orthodox

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

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

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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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