Heterodoxy

/ˈhɛtərəˌdɑksi/ noun

Definition

Religious beliefs or opinions that deviate from established orthodox doctrine. Heterodox teachings are considered nonconformist but may not be condemned as harshly as outright heresy.

Etymology

From Greek 'heteros' (other, different) and 'doxa' (opinion, belief), meaning 'different belief.' The term developed alongside 'orthodoxy' in early Christianity to describe teachings that were questionable but not necessarily heretical.

Kelly Says

Heterodoxy is like the theological middle ground—not quite heresy (which gets you burned), but not quite orthodox (which gets you promoted)! Many ideas we now consider mainstream Christianity were once heterodox, showing how religious 'truth' evolves over time.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሀተሮዶክሲ
hātērodoksi
ARالعربية
مخالفة
muxālafah
BNবাংলা
হেটেরোডক্সি
hēṭērōḍaksi
CACatalà
heterodòxia
etɛrodɔksiˈa
CSČeština
heterodoxie
hɛtɛrodoˈksɪjɛ
DADansk
heterodoksi
hɛtɛroˈdɔksi
DEDeutsch
Heterodoxie
hɛtɛroˈdɔksiː
ELΕλληνικά
ετερόδοξο
etérodokso
ESEspañol
heterodoxia
etɛroˈdoksjia
FAفارسی
هترودوکسی
hatrodoˈksi
FISuomi
heterodoksia
hɛtɛroˈdɔksia
FRFrançais
hétérodoxie
etɛʁodɔksi
GUGU
હેટેરોડોક્સી
hēṭērōḍoksī
HAHA
heterodoksi
heterodoksi
HEעברית
הטרודוקסיה
haṭerodoksiah
HIहिन्दी
विधर्म
vidharm
HUMagyar
heterodoksia
hɛtɛrodoˈksia
IDBahasa Indonesia
heterodoksi
heterodoksi
IGIG
heterodoksi
heterodoksi
ITItaliano
eterodossia
etɛroˈdɔssja
JA日本語
異端
itanshū
KKKK
гетеродоксия
ɡeterodoksija
KMKM
ហេទឺរូដុកស៊ី
hɛtɛruːdɔk siː
KO한국어
이단
idan
MRMR
हेटेरोडॉक्सी
hēṭērōḍaksi
MSBahasa Melayu
heterodoksi
heterodoksi
MYမြန်မာ
ဟီးတီးရိုဒေါ့စ်
hītīrōdōks
NLNederlands
heterodoxie
hɛtɛroˈdɔksi
NONorsk
heterodoksi
hɛtɛroˈdɔksi
PAPA
ਹੈਟਰੋਡਾਕਸੀ
haiṭarōḍāksī
PLPolski
heterodoksja
xɛtɛrɔdɔksja
PTPortuguês
heterodoxia
etɛroˈdɔksiɐ
RORomână
heterodoxie
heterodoxie
RUРусский
гетеродоксия
ɡʲɪtʲɪrɐdɐkˈsɨjɐ
SVSvenska
heterodокси
hɛtɛroˈdɔksi
SWKiswahili
heterodoksi
heterodoksi
TAதமிழ்
மாறுபாட்டு
māṟupāṭṭu
TEతెలుగు
హెటెరోడాక్సీ
heṭerōḍāksī
THไทย
ผิดธรรม
phittham
TLTL
heterodoksiya
heterodoksiya
TRTürkçe
heterodoksi
heterodoksi
UKУкраїнська
гетеродоксія
ɡeterodoksija
URاردو
ہیٹیروڈاکسی
haytīrūḍāksī
VITiếng Việt
heterodoxy
heterodoxy
YOYO
heterodoksi
heterodoksi
ZH中文
异端
yì duān
ZUZU
heterodoksi
heterodoksi

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