adjective
Word Origin early 17th century (originally as a noun denoting an unorthodox opinion): via late Latin from Greek heterodoxos, from heteros ‘other’ + doxa ‘opinion’.
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'other/another/different popular belief' at variance with the official position
In religion, heterodoxy means "any opinions or doctrines at variance with an official or orthodox position". Wikipedia