Any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position

• Non-traditional beliefs
• Unconventional ideas
• The quality of being unorthodox

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 ]

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. ...

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

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Heterodoxy in a religious sense means "any opinions or doctrines at variance with an official or orthodox position". Under this definition, heterodoxy is similar to unorthodoxy, while the adjective "heterodox" could be applied to a dissident . Heterodoxy ...

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