Heterodoxy
WordNet
noun
(1) The quality of being unorthodox
(2) Any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position
WiktionaryText
Noun
- The quality of being heterodox.
- A heterodox belief, creed, or teaching.
- 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience, Folio Society 2008, p. 288:
- A genuine first-hand religious experience like this is bound to be a heterodoxy to its witnesses, the prophet appearing as a mere lonely madman.
- 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience, Folio Society 2008, p. 288: