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Antonyms for heterodoxy


Grammar : Noun
Spell : het-er-uh-dok-see
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɛt ər əˌdɒk si



Definition of heterodoxy

Origin :
  • 1650s, from Greek heterodoxia "error of opinion," from heterodoxos (see heterodox).
  • As in nonconformity : noun belief, behavior different from most
  • As in materialism : noun desire for possessions
  • As in dissent : noun disagreement, disapproval
  • As in dissidence : noun difference of opinion
  • As in heresy : noun unorthodox opinion, especially in religious matters
Example sentences :
  • Heterodoxy in details of faith is rampant, and is no obstacle to Christian fellowship.
  • Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby
  • And so you are satisfied that false opinion is heterodoxy, or the thought of something else?
  • Extract from : « Theaetetus » by Plato
  • Then, you will remember, you were in great pain because of the heterodoxy of George Holland.
  • Extract from : « Phyllis of Philistia » by Frank Frankfort Moore
  • He retorted by animadverting upon the preacher's heterodoxy.
  • Extract from : « Ghetto Comedies » by Israel Zangwill
  • His bad name for heterodoxy had been made worse by his favorite studies.
  • Extract from : « Wenderholme » by Philip Gilbert Hamerton
  • Professor of history at Upsala, he was once accused of heterodoxy, but acquitted.
  • Extract from : « Sweden » by Victor Nilsson
  • He is said to have suffered imprisonment for his heterodoxy.
  • Extract from : « A Biographical Dictionary of Freethinkers of All Ages and Nations » by Joseph Mazzini Wheeler
  • Any aggregate of composition other than this is a heterodoxy.
  • Extract from : « The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha » by Madhava Acharya
  • Despite his heterodoxy, faults, and weaknesses, Clare was a man with a conscience.
  • Extract from : « Tess of the d'Urbervilles » by Thomas Hardy
  • Society was saturated with clericalism, and a taint of heterodoxy was more dangerous than one of disloyalty.
  • Extract from : « South America Observations and Impressions » by James Bryce

Synonyms for heterodoxy

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