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| − | '''''Heterodoxy''''', as opposed to | + | '''''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]]. | ''Heterodoxy'' may also be used to refer to all Christian confessions which are not the [[Orthodox Church]]. | ||
Revision as of 21:57, September 15, 2006
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.
