How do you pronounce heterodox?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɛt.ɚ.əˌdɑks/.

heterodox

/ˈhɛt.ɚ.əˌdɑks/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables: het-ero-dox
IPA: /ˈhɛt.ɚ.əˌdɑks/

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Meaning

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Of or pertaining to creeds, beliefs, or teachings, especially religious ones, that are different from what a religion (or sect) believes to be orthodox, but (usually) not conflicting with that religion's established beliefs and therefore not heretical.

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Beliefs contrary to the general consensus.

Example Sentences

"Most Christian denominations consider each other heterodox."
"Do you believe such people are happy in the other world, sir? {...} I declined answering Mrs. Dean’s question, which struck me as something heterodox."
"[Podcast host] Mr. [Joe] Rogan, who leans right but holds fairly heterodox political views, interviewed Mr. Trump and endorsed him on the election’s eve."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἑτερόδοξος (heteródoxos), from ἕτερος (héteros, “other, another, different”) + δόξα (dóxa, “opinion”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: *deḱ-, ἑτερόδοξος

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhɛt.ɚ.əˌdɑks/
British English: /ˈhɛt.(ə.)ɹəˌdɒks/

Derived Forms

heterodoxly heterodoxness heterodoxic heterodoxical

Phrases

hetero- outside the box

Frequently Paired Words

heterodoxy hetero- heretical nonorthogonal outside the box

Synonyms

inorthodox nonorthodox unorthodox dissident heretical

Antonyms

orthodox homodox