The quality of being unorthodox

• Any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position
• Non-traditional beliefs
• Unconventional ideas

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Heterodoxy was the name adopted by a feminist debating group in Greenwich Village in the early 20th century. It was notable for providing a forum for the development of more radical conceptions of feminism than the suffrage and women's club movements of ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The quality of being heterodox. 2 A heterodox belief, creed, or teaching.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Heterodoxy \Het"er*o*dox`y\, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. h['e]t['e]rodoxie.] An opinion or doctrine, or a system of doctrines, contrary to some established standard of faith, as the Scriptures, the creed or standards of a church, etc.; heresy. --Bp. Bull. ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position [syn: unorthodoxy , heresy ] [ant: orthodoxy ] the quality of being unorthodox [syn: unorthodoxy ] [ant: orthodoxy ]

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1650s, from Greek heterodoxia "error of opinion," from heterodoxos (see heterodox ).