Definition
Not conforming to accepted or orthodox standards or beliefs; holding opinions that differ from established doctrine. Describes ideas, practices, or individuals that deviate from conventional thinking.
Etymology
From Greek 'heteros' (different, other) + 'doxa' (opinion, belief). Literally means 'different belief,' contrasting with 'orthodox' which means 'correct belief.' The term emphasizes departure from accepted standards of thought.
Kelly Says
Break it down: 'HETERO' (different) + 'DOX' (belief) = different beliefs! Think of it as the opposite of orthodox (same beliefs). If orthodox is following the crowd, heterodox is marching to your own drummer with different ideas.
Translations
BNবাংলা
হেটেরোডক্স
hēṭērōḍoks
CACatalà
heterodox
etɛroˈdoks
CSČeština
heterodoxní
hɛtɛrodoˈksniː
DADansk
heterodoks
hɛtɛroˈdɔks
DEDeutsch
heterodox
hɛtɛroˈdɔks
ELΕλληνικά
ετερόδοξος
etérodoksos
ESEspañol
heterodoxo
etɛroˈdokso
FAفارسی
هترودوکس
hatrodoˈks
FISuomi
heterodoksi
hɛtɛroˈdɔksi
FRFrançais
hétérodoxe
etɛʁodɔks
GUGU
હેટેરોડોક્સ
hēṭērōḍoks
HAHA
heterodoks
heterodoks
HEעברית
הטרודוקס
haṭerodoks
HIहिन्दी
विधर्मी
vidharmī
HUMagyar
heterodoks
hɛtɛrodoˈks
IDBahasa Indonesia
heterodoks
heterodoks
IGIG
heterodoks
heterodoks
ITItaliano
eterodosso
etɛroˈdɔsso
KKKK
гетеродокс
ɡeterodoks
KMKM
ហេទឺរូដុក
hɛtɛruːdɔk
MRMR
हेटेरोडॉक्स
hēṭērōḍoks
MSBahasa Melayu
heterodoks
heterodoks
MYမြန်မာ
ဟီးတီးရိုဒေါ့စ်
hītīrōdōks
NLNederlands
heterodox
hɛtɛroˈdɔks
NONorsk
heterodoks
hɛtɛroˈdɔks
PAPA
ਹੈਟਰੋਡਾਕਸ
haiṭarōḍāks
PLPolski
heterodoksyjny
xɛtɛrɔdɔksɨjnɨ
PTPortuguês
heterodoxo
etɛroˈdɔksu
RORomână
heterodox
heterodox
RUРусский
гетеродокс
ɡʲɪtʲɪrɐˈdɔks
SVSvenska
heterodox
hɛtɛroˈdɔks
SWKiswahili
heterodoksi
heterodoksi
TAதமிழ்
மாறுபாட்டாளர்
māṟupāṭṭāḷar
TEతెలుగు
హెటెరోడాక్స్
heṭerōḍāks
TLTL
heterodokso
heterodokso
TRTürkçe
heterodoks
heterodoks
UKУкраїнська
гетеродокс
ɡeterodoks
URاردو
ہیٹیروڈوکس
haytīrūḍūks
VITiếng Việt
heterodox
heterodox
YOYO
heterodoks
heterodoks
ZUZU
heterodoksi
heterodoksi