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Heterodox describes beliefs or practices that a group — especially a church, a school of thought, or a party — does not treat as the approved ones. It is the opposite of orthodox, the official or "straight" view. It is a formal, word. It does not by itself mean "false" or "wicked"; it means "not the official line." A church may call a teaching heterodox; a scientist may call a theory heterodox if it goes against the usual view in the field. Students sometimes hear it as an insult. It is cooler than that: it only marks you as off the group's map.
非正統的（宗教場合也說「異端的」，但 heterodox 比「異端／heresy」弱，比較是「跟官方說法不一樣」）
組成From Ancient Greek heteródoxos: heteros (other, different) + dóxa (opinion). So: "of another opinion."
同家族的字
- orthodoxthe opposite pair; ortho- is "straight/right," dox is "opinion"
- paradoxshares Greek doxa, "opinion"; a paradox goes against what you would think
- heterogeneousshares hetero-, "other/different"
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
heterodoxadj/ˈhɛt.(ə.)ɹəˌdɒks/
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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.
- 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.
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Beliefs contrary to the general consensus.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。