nonorthodox

adjective

non·​or·​tho·​dox ˌnän-ˈȯr-thə-ˌdäks 

1

a

: not conforming to established doctrine

… teaches nonorthodox Christian doctrine …

—The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, Virginia)

b

: unconventional, unorthodox

… nonorthodox approaches are needed.

—Elaine Ciulla Kamarck

2

non-Orthodox : of or relating to branches of Judaism other than Orthodox Judaism

non-Orthodox prayer services

Synonyms

• dissentient
• dissenting
• dissident
• heretical
• heretic
• heterodox
• iconoclastic
• maverick
• nonconformist
• out-there
• unconventional
• unorthodox

Examples of nonorthodox in a Sentence

one of the few colonies to tolerate nonorthodox religious beliefs

a nonorthodox approach to teaching music

Word History

First Known Use

1819, in the meaning defined at sense 1a