Synonyms for heterodox
- adjective
Most common
renegade unorthodox nonorthodox inorthodox dissident heretical
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Unorthodox — of or pertaining to creeds, beliefs, or teachings, especially religious ones, that are different from what a…
Other
heterodoxic rare
Definitions
- adj. 1
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.
Most Christian denominations consider each other heterodox.
- adj. 2
Beliefs contrary to the general consensus.
Related words
- Word family
- heterodoxic heterodoxy hetero
Example sentences
- renegade Taiwan is a renegade province of China.
- unorthodox His teaching methods are highly unorthodox.
- dissident The political dissident has spent nearly a decade under house arrest.
- heretical Tom grew up in a heretical sect.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| heterodox | rising | |
| renegade | steady | |
| unorthodox | steady | |
| nonorthodox | steady | |
| dissident | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- unsound2
- 8 letters
- renegade3
- 9 letters
- dissident3, heretical4
- 10 letters
- unorthodox4, inorthodox
- 11 letters
- nonorthodox, heterodoxic
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (unsound2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- hétérodoxe
- Italiano
- eterodosso
- Deutsch
- heterodox