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heterodox

[het-er-uh-doks] / ˈhɛt ər əˌdɒks /
ADJECTIVE
heretical
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Castelli, who launched the careers of Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg and others, found a similarly heterodox artistic vision in Lichtenstein’s work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

In his book’s second half, Mr. Jentleson races through 20th-century Democratic history, attempting to show that in every case, the most successful Democratic politicians followed a heterodox path—from FDR to, of course, Bill Clinton.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

The ex-television host said that former Fox News stars like Carlson and Kelly were run out of their positions not because of their heterodox views, but because they couldn’t hack it in the entertainment business.

From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2026

A play like Harrower’s “Blackbird,” too morally disquieting to be produced by the city’s risk-averse big-budget theaters, appealed to Flynn’s heterodox side.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2024

His school split into an orthodox wing following the master's ecclesiastical tendencies, and a heterodox wing which deified the human spirit.

From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by J. H. Kurtz


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