heterodoxies
Deviations from doctrine
Heterodoxies are beliefs or opinions that deviate from established doctrine or accepted standards—the plural of heterodoxy.
The term appears most often in religious contexts, where heterodoxies contrast with orthodoxy: The council condemned various heterodoxies that had spread through the provinces.
It extends to any field with established positions: His economic heterodoxies made him unpopular among mainstream theorists.
Beliefs opposing official doctrine
- apostasiesAbandonments of former beliefs
- nonconformismRejecting established customs
- freethoughtReason-based belief formation
- dissidenceOpposition to prevailing views
revisionism · schisms · sectarianism · syncretism · gnosticism · deism · pantheism · agnosticism
Rejection of prevailing norms
- iconoclasmAttacking revered traditions
- contrarianismOpposing prevailing views systematically
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- devianceDeparture from accepted standards
opposition · disagreement · counterculture · subversion · radicalism · protest · defiance · resistance
Unconventional behavior or nature
- idiosyncrasyDistinctive personal peculiarity
- bohemianismArtistic rejection of convention
- experimentalismPreference for untried approaches
- originalityNovel creative quality
novelty · quirkiness · offbeatness · alternatives · innovations · progressivism · radicalism · countercultural
heresies
Beliefs opposing official doctrine
- apostasiesAbandonments of former beliefs
- nonconformismRejecting established customs
- freethoughtReason-based belief formation
dissidence · revisionism · schisms · sectarianism · syncretism · gnosticism · deism · pantheism · agnosticism · atheism
nonconformity
Rejection of prevailing norms
- iconoclasmAttacking revered traditions
- contrarianismOpposing prevailing views systematically
- rebellionDefiance of established power
deviance · opposition · disagreement · counterculture · subversion · radicalism · protest · defiance · resistance · insurrection
eccentricity
Unconventional behavior or nature
- idiosyncrasyDistinctive personal peculiarity
- bohemianismArtistic rejection of convention
- experimentalismPreference for untried approaches
originality · novelty · quirkiness · offbeatness · alternatives · innovations · progressivism · radicalism · countercultural · maverick
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Widely accepted established beliefs
orthodoxy · dogma · received wisdom · conformity · dogmas
heterodoxiesconventional wisdom
Generally accepted beliefs
traditionalism · conformism · consensus · ideological conformity · groupthink
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