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hererodoxholding beliefs or opinions that differ from established religious or political doctrine

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: holding beliefs or opinions that differ from established religious or political doctrine

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈherətərɑːks/

Korean meaning: 기존의 종교적 또는 정치적 교리와 다른 신념을 가진

Korean pronunciation: **헤**러터독스

Example Sentences

  • The professor's heterodox teaching methods included having students debate while standing on their desks.
  • Her heterodox investment strategy of buying stocks based on company cafeteria reviews surprisingly worked well.
  • The heterodox scientist proposed that gravity works differently on Mondays.

hererodox

ADJECTIVE

//ˈherətərɑːks//

holding beliefs or opinions that differ from established religious or political doctrine

hererodox concept
💡 Concept

a young professor stands at a podium presenting unconventional ideas with passionate gestures. She points to alternative theories while facing a panel of older, traditional academics. The established professors shake their heads and frown disapprovingly at her radical proposals. Students in the audience lean forward with mixed reactions of curiosity and concern. Some audience members whisper to each other while others take notes eagerly. someone holding beliefs that differ from established doctrine

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈherətərɑːks/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈherɪtərɒks/

🌳Etymology

Prefixhetero--
Rootdox
Suffix--

Origin

From Greek 'heterodoxos', combining 'hetero' (different, other) and 'doxa' (opinion, belief). Originally used in religious contexts to describe beliefs that differed from orthodox doctrine.

🎵Rhyme

orthodoxparadox
orthodox
paradox

🔗Collocations

heterodox views
heterodox economist
heterodox approach
heterodox beliefs
heterodox thinking
heterodox interpretation

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The professor's heterodox teaching methods included having students debate while standing on their desks.

😄 Fun example

Her heterodox investment strategy of buying stocks based on company cafeteria reviews surprisingly worked well.

😄 Fun example

The heterodox scientist proposed that gravity works differently on Mondays.

Many heterodox economists predicted the financial crisis before mainstream experts.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

unorthodoxunconventionalnonconformisthereticaldissenting

Antonyms

orthodoxconventionaltraditional

Related

heresydissentmaverickiconoclast

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