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   Un·or·tho·dox

   /ˌənˈôrTHəˌdäks/

   

   adjective

   • 1. contrary to what is usual, traditional, or accepted; not orthodox: "he frequently upset other scholars with his unorthodox views" Similar unconventionalunusualuncommonunwontedout of the ordinaryradicalrevolutionarynonconformistirregularoffbeatoff-centeravant-gardeoriginalnewnovelfresheccentricexoticBohemianalternativeidiosyncraticabnormalextremedivergentaberrantanomalousbizarreoutlandishperverseinformal:off the walloddballway outcrankyzanyrare:heterocliteheterodoxuncanonicalhereticalnonconformistdissentingdissentientrenegadeOpposite orthodoxconventionalorthodox

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   • 1. unorthodoxly adverb

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   synonyms: dissentient, recusant. (of Catholics) refusing to attend services of the Church of England. dissident, heretical, heterodox. characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards. iconoclastic. characterized by attack on established beliefs or institutions. nonconforming, nonconformist.

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   What does it mean if a person is unorthodox?

   • The adjective unorthodox originally referred to religion, specifically to a person or practice that went against the traditions of a particular belief. The Greek roots of unorthodox are orthos, or "right," and doxa, or "opinion." So someone whose beliefs are orthodox has "the right opinion," while an unorthodox person does not.

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   • The Greek roots of unorthodox are orthos, or "right," and doxa, or "opinion." So someone whose beliefs are orthodox has "the right opinion," while an unorthodox person does not. The definition has evolved so that unorthodox 's meaning is closer to "unusual" or "innovative" than just plain "wrong."

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   What is the difference between Orthodox and unorthodox?

   • So someone whose beliefs are orthodox has "the right opinion," while an unorthodox person does not. The definition has evolved so that unorthodox 's meaning is closer to "unusual" or "innovative" than just plain "wrong." Unorthodox describes something that goes against the usual ways of doing things.

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