单词 | unorthodoxy |
释义 | unorthodoxyn. The quality of being unorthodox; an unorthodox opinion, practice, feature, etc. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > heterodoxy > [noun] heterodoxy1659 heterodoxness1664 unorthodoxy1701 cacodoxy1864 1701 Laconics (new ed.) iii. 90 Calvin made Roast-meat of Servetus at Geneva for his Unorthodoxy. 1745 G. Whitefield Answer Anonymous Pamphlet 23 The Indolence and Unorthodoxy of the Generality of the Clergy. 1826 E. Hatton Mem. of Reformation of Eng. ii. 133 Of all the unorthodoxies of the times, none seemed more remarkable than the Mala Dogmata. 1879 M. Pattison Milton 118 Insinuations of unorthodoxy such as are ever rife in clerical controversy. a1933 J. Galsworthy End of Chapter (1934) i. v. 35 The tall policeman stirred, looked down at her, as if scenting unorthodoxy. 1991 Classical Rev. 41 342 The following unorthodoxies, either printed or proposed, may be noted. 2007 S. Rock Pop. Relig. in Russia 11 The term ‘popular unorthodoxy’..acknowledges the fact that the higher clergy..accepted certain elements of popular belief. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1701 |
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