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'''''Heterodoxy''''', also ''Cacadoxy'' as opposed to Orthodoxy, is the belief in something other (''hetera doksa or ετέρα δόξα'') 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''''', also ''Cacadoxy'' as opposed to Orthodoxy, is the belief in something other (''hetera doksa or ετέρα δόξα'') 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'' | + | ''Heterodoxy'' is used to refer to all 'Christian' confessions which are not the [[Orthodox Church]]. |
Revision as of 19:31, 18 October 2019
Heterodoxy, also Cacadoxy as opposed to Orthodoxy, is the belief in something other (hetera doksa or ετέρα δόξα) 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 is used to refer to all 'Christian' confessions which are not the Orthodox Church.
