Is "heterodoxical" a word?

[BigToque]

I've got a sociology paper due and in it, the professor has asked us to talk about doxa, heterodoxy (multiple doxa) and orthodoxy (ignoring doxa that are not your own).

I've used the word heterodoxical in the context of "In a heterodoxical world...".

Is this correct? Or is this not a word?

 

[tami]

OMG DICTIONARY FTW

 

[BigToque]

Originally posted by: tami
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[Kadarin]

From Dictionary.com:

dox·y Audio pronunciation of "doxy" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (dks)
n. Slang pl. dox·ies

1. A female lover; a mistress.
2. A sexually promiscuous woman.

Heterodoxy sounds like a good thing

 

[totalcommand]

Originally posted by: BigToque
I've got a sociology paper due and in it, the professor has asked us to talk about doxa, heterodoxy (multiple doxa) and orthodoxy (ignoring doxa that are not your own).

I've used the word heterodoxical in the context of "In a heterodoxical world...".

Is this correct? Or is this not a word?

no

heterodoxy is though.

 

[Vinny N]

If it's not a word, it sure gets around like one. Throw it into google and see for yourself (even google groups).

 

[KoolDrew]

Originally posted by: tami
OMG DICTIONARY FTW

 

[fitzov]

It is now. What does it mean?

 

[Rastus]

"homodoxical"
"polydoxical"
"transdoxical"

"heterodecimal" etc...

 

[c0nn0r]

Yes, it is! Seen it in a number of books already. Can prove if necessary.

 

[silverpig]

Pteradoxical?

 

[chemicalblaq]

heterodox is already an adjective.

 

[BoomerD]

https://www.google.com/search?q=het...a:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=rcs

 

[IronWing]

Singing a heterodoxology would probably get you tossed out of church whereas a heterolox just wouldn't be kosher.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Singing a heterodoxology would probably get you tossed out of church whereas a heterolox just wouldn't be kosher.

I believe you mean heterorapology.

 

[fralexandr]

"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

poly would be "multiple"
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hetero-

 

[DrPizza]

wtf? This thread has been necroed TWICE over several years, and both times by a non-spamming noob.

 

[Murloc]

why not use heterodox?

uhm maybe there's a difference. Like electric vs electrical. Electrical pertains to electricity, electric uses it to work or something.