heterodoxy

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“This is a worldwide, but certainly American, trend toward heterodoxy — toward individuals cooking up their own spiritual or religious stew and cooking it up their way,” Burklo said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2019

As unexpected as it might seem, Bundy’s heterodoxy didn’t come out of nowhere.

From Slate • Dec. 10, 2018

"I'm hearing, 'if you don't believe her claim, you are re-victimising her'. Since scepticism of a claim is heterodoxy, people will accept a claim either blindly or just to avoid being ostracised."

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2018

Kanye has long worked with songwriters — something that, because it’s perceived as heterodoxy, is rarely discussed openly.

From New York Times • Jun. 25, 2018

It was a high day; one thing only marred its splendour—he, the first living defender of orthodoxy, had spoken and heterodoxy remained unconvinced.

From Body, Parentage and Character in History Notes on the Tudor Period by Jordan, Furneaux