A rare term meaning a paradox or a statement contrary to common belief or opinion; almost never used in modern English.
From Greek 'a-' (without) + 'doxa' (opinion, glory). Formed as a variant or shortening of 'paradox' combined with 'orthodox.'
The word 'adoxy' is an example of how English experimented with Greek roots in the 17th-18th centuries to create new technical terms, many of which died out because 'paradox' already filled the same semantic space.
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