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Noun: heterodoxy  'he-tu-ru,dók-see
  1. Any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position
    "Her heterodoxy in economic policy was initially criticized but later praised";
    - unorthodoxy, heresy
     
  2. The quality of being unorthodox
    "The heterodoxy of her religious views made her controversial in the community";
    - unorthodoxy

Derived forms: heterodoxies

Type of: orientation, originality

Antonym: orthodoxy

Encyclopedia: Heterodoxy