Associations to the word «Heterodox»

Wiktionary

HETERODOX, adjective. Of or pertaining to creeds, beliefs, or teachings, especially religious ones, that are different from the norm ('orthodox'), but not sufficiently different to be called heretical.

Dictionary definition

HETERODOX, adjective. Characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards.

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne