Definition of heterodoxy Heterodoxy

/hɛˈtɚʌdɑˌksi/ - [heterudaksee] - het•er•o•dox•y

We found 8 definitions of heterodoxy from 6 different sources.

What does heterodoxy mean?

WordNet

Noun
heterodoxy - any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position
		unorthodoxy, heresy
		orthodoxy the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion)
		orientation the act of orienting
		iconoclasm the orientation of an iconoclast
heterodoxy - the quality of being unorthodox
		unorthodoxy
		orthodoxy the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion)
		originality the quality of being new and original (not derived from something else)
		unconventionality unorthodoxy by virtue of being unconventional

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Wiktionary

heterodoxy (Noun)
The quality of being heterodox.
heterodoxy (Noun)
A heterodox belief, creed, or teaching.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

heterodoxy (n.)
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.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

heterodoxy
Any opinions or doctrines at variance with an official or orthodox position.

Wikipedia

Heterodoxy means a position that is not within the standards of orthodoxy or to put it precisely "any opinions or doctrines at variance with an official or orthodox position". As an adjective, "heterodox" is used to describe a subject as "characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards" ("status quo").

Eastern Orthodoxy.

In the Eastern Orthodox Church, the term is used to refer to Christian churches not belonging to the Eastern Orthodox communion, but have no positions that are as different from those of Orthodox Christianity to thought to be as false as heresy.

Roman Catholicism.

Heterodoxy in the Roman Catholic Church in a similar way means views that differ from strictly orthodox views, but retain sufficient faithfulness to the original doctrine to avoid heresy.

Many Roman Catholics profess some heterodox views, either on doctrinal or social issues. For example, the orthodox Catholic position on unbaptized infants is that their fate is uncertain, and "the Church can only entrust them to the mercy of God" (Catechism of the Catholic Church 1261). A heterodox Catholic might profess the belief that unbaptized infants are offered the option to accept or deny salvation by God at their judgment. The belief is not orthodox, as the Church does not profess a belief as to what happens to unbaptized infants; however, it is also not heresy, as the Church accepts that such a scenario "might" be possible. By contrast, a denial of the doctrine of "Original Sin" (thereby nega