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the polite word for right, but not in the way you're supposed to be.
means holding beliefs or practices that break from the accepted doctrine of a group without necessarily being wrong.
from from greek heteros (other) plus doxa (opinion, belief) — the same doxa that gives us orthodox, meaning same-opinion. heterodox literally means other-opinion, coined by theologians to flag heresy before it got a chance to become fashionable.
opposite wordorthodoxy, its smug older sibling
religious originfirst used to label christian heresies, politely
modern rebrandnow a badge worn proudly in academia
depends on centerheterodox only exists relative to some orthodoxy