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heterodoxy

/ˈhɛtərəˌdɒksi/
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Other forms: heterodoxies

If your civics teacher were to teach that it's best if only the people with luxury cars vote in an election, that teacher would quickly be accused of heterodoxy for teaching something quite different from the accepted or correct view.

People are usually only accused of heterodoxy if they have influence or declare their views in an official capacity. But sometimes, if you have to subscribe to certain views in order to belong to an organization, your heterodoxy on any of those topics will be enough to keep you out whether you have any influence or not. Heterodoxy comes from the Greek word heterodoxia, from hetero-, meaning "different" or "other," and doxa, meaning "opinion."

Definitions of heterodoxy
  1. noun
    the quality of being different from what is considered correct
    synonyms: unorthodoxy
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    types:
    unconventionality
    unorthodoxy by virtue of being unconventional
    nonconformity
    unorthodoxy as a consequence of not conforming to expected standards or values
    type of:
    originality
    the quality of being new and original (not derived from something else)
  2. noun
    any opinions or doctrines that are different from the official or approved ones
    synonyms: heresy, unorthodoxy
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    types:
    iconoclasm
    the orientation of an iconoclast
    nonconformance, nonconformism, nonconformity
    a lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs
    type of:
    orientation
    an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs
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