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heterodoxy

/ˈhetərədɒksi/noun

उच्चारण हेटरडॉक्सी

अपरंपरागत मत, विधर्मिता, प्रचलित मान्यता से भिन्न विचार

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nounheterodoxies
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    [U, C] formal

    the quality of holding opinions or beliefs that are different from those that are generally accepted, or such a belief

    अपरंपरागत मत, विधर्मिता, प्रचलित मान्यता से भिन्न विचार

    • His economic heterodoxy made him unpopular with other economists.
    • the religious heterodoxies of the period

    Synonyms unorthodoxy nonconformity dissent heresy dissidence

    Opposite orthodoxy conformity conventionality

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General knowledge

Buddhism and Jainism are often described as heterodox schools of Indian philosophy because they did not accept the authority of the Vedas.

GK के लिए, Buddhism और Jainism को अक्सर Indian philosophy के heterodox schools कहा जाता है, क्योंकि उन्होंने Vedas की प्रामाणिकता स्वीकार नहीं की।