unorthodoxy

unorthodoxy
noun
1. any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position
• Syn: ↑heterodoxy, ↑heresy
• Ant: ↑orthodoxy
• Derivationally related forms: ↑heretical (for: ↑heresy)
• Hypernyms: ↑orientation
2. a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
• Syn: ↑heresy
• Derivationally related forms: ↑heretical (for: ↑heresy)
• Hypernyms: ↑content, ↑cognitive content, ↑mental object
• Hyponyms:
3. the quality of being unorthodox
• Syn: ↑heterodoxy
• Ant: ↑orthodoxy
• Hypernyms: ↑originality
• Hyponyms: ↑unconventionality, ↑nonconformity

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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