heterodox
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἕτεροδοξος (héterodoxos), from ἕτερος (héteros, “other, another, different”) + δόξα (dóxa, “opinion”).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
heterodox (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to creeds, beliefs, or teachings, especially religious ones, that are different from orthodoxy, or the norm, but not sufficiently different to be called heretical.
- The Church of Alexandria in Egypt is considered heterodox, not heretical.
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Translations
of or pertaining to creeds, beliefs, or teachings that are different from the norm
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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French hétérodoxe.
Pronunciation
Adjective
heterodox (not comparable)
- heterodox (deviating from some orthodoxy, whether religious or ideological)
Inflection
Declension of heterodox | ||||
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uninflected | heterodox | |||
inflected | heterodoxe | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | heterodox | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | heterodoxe | ||
n. sing. | heterodox | |||
plural | heterodoxe | |||
definite | heterodoxe | |||
partitive | heterodox |
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