Complete Definition of "heterodox"

English

Adjective
heterodox

  1. of or pertaining to creeds, beliefs, or teachings, especially religious ones, that are different from the norm ('orthodox'), but not sufficiently different to be called heretical

#: The Church of Alexandria in Egypt is considered heterodox, not heretical.

Related terms
heterodoxy
hetero-

See also
heretical
orthodox
orthodoxy

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