http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterodox
Heterodoxy includes “any opinions or doctrines at variance with an official or orthodox position”. As an adjective, heterodox is used to describe a subject as “characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards” (status quo). The noun heterodoxy is synonymous with unorthodoxy, while the adjective heterodox is synonymous with dissident.
From Dictionary.com
Heterodox comes from Greek heterodoxos, “of another opinion,” from hetero-, “other” + doxa, “opinion,” from dokein, “to believe.”
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