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'''''Heterodoxy''''', as opposed to [[Orthodoxy]], is the belief in something other (''heteros'') than the Orthodox Christian faith. In some senses, it is synonymous with ''[[heresy]]'' in that it is a departure from Orthodoxy, but it is distinct in that ''heresy'' by definition technically includes a specific choice to embrace and teach heterodox [[doctrine]], usually accompanied by a formal [[anathema]] (condemnation) from a [[synod]].
''Heterodoxy'' may also be used to refer to all Christian confessions which are not the [[Orthodox Church]].
