Antonyms for orthodoxy

Grammar : Noun

Spell : awr-thuh-dok-see

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔr θəˌdɒk si

Definition of orthodoxy

Origin : 1620s, from French orthodoxie and directly from Late Latin orthodoxia, from late Greek orthodoxia "right opinion," noun of quality from orthodoxos (see orthodox).

noun dogma

Example sentences :

He thought he was bringing back the Monophysites to orthodoxy.
Extract from : « The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI » by Thomas W. (Thomas William) Allies

But, on the whole, comic courage shakes no hands with orthodoxy.
Extract from : « Another Sheaf » by John Galsworthy

With him orthodoxy was only a means to an end, a more vigorous Christian life.
Extract from : « Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark » by Jens Christian Aaberg

Orthodoxy had instilled a formal, but often spiritless faith.
Extract from : « Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark » by Jens Christian Aaberg

There was no longer any question as to the orthodoxy of Francis.
Extract from : « The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by Henry Martyn Baird

It was clear that some standard of orthodoxy must be established.
Extract from : « The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by Henry Martyn Baird

He himself, in his book on Orthodoxy, throws over the intellectuals.
Extract from : « Personality in Literature » by Rolfe Arnold Scott-James

It is written only in actions, and its seal is our character, not our orthodoxy.
Extract from : « A Labrador Doctor » by Wilfred Thomason Grenfell

So far then as orthodoxy is concerned, change and progress are impossible.
Extract from : « The Faith of Islam » by Edward Sell

I honoured his orthodoxy, and did not much censure his asperity.
Extract from : « A Journey to the Western Isles of Scotland » by Samuel Johnson

Synonyms for orthodoxy

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