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HETERODOXY
Definition of HETERODOXY
noun
The quality of being heterodox.
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Other senses
HETERODOXY carries 4 further meanings.
noun
The condition or quality of being heterodox.
noun
A heterodox opinion or doctrine.
noun
The quality or state of being heterodox: as, the heterodoxy of a doctrine, book, or person.
noun
A heterodox belief or doctrine; a departure from an established standard or principle; a heresy.
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἑτεροδοξία (heterodoxía).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,695)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HETERODOXY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 119 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 67, 26 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 67, 26 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HETERODOXY starts with H and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read DEEHOORTXY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and O appear more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that mean much the same
Near-synonyms of HETERODOXY. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.
Words that start HETERO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found HETERODOXY?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 67 - and most players walked straight past it.
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