(a.) Contrary to, or differing from, some acknowledged standard, as the Bible, the creed of a church, the decree of a council, and the like; not orthodox; heretical; -- said of opinions, doctrines, books, etc., esp. upon theological subjects.
(a.) Holding heterodox opinions, or doctrines not orthodox; heretical; -- said of persons.
(n.) An opinion opposed to some accepted standard.
Example Sentences:
(1) However, only four of the seven CTL clones (which we designate "orthodox") lysed all mutant DPw2+ LCL tested; the other three ("heterodox") CTL clones showed reduced or no lysis of particular LCL which expressed DPw2 but had been mutagenized and selected for loss of DR expression.
(2) Naturopathy is a heterodox professionalized medical system which, in contrast to osteopathy and chiropractic, has received little attention from social scientists, particularly in the United States.
(3) The characteristics of the principal categories of more professional heterodox practice are examined.
(4) The Association for Heterodox Economics welcomes student initiatives for fundamental reform of the economics curriculum, as do our post-Keynesian colleagues ( Letters , 19 November).
(5) The concluding step is the assemblage of a slightly heterodox model for evolution.
(6) "In the old days, few bothered to engage a credit ratings agency because they dealt with what they knew," writes Ha-Joon Chang , a heterodox (or leftwing) economist and author of 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism.
(7) Preparations for the study included an approach to the General Medical Council for guidance about the intended collaboration between medically qualified and heterodox practitioners, detailed communication with local general practitioners, and the provision of a Medical Research Council (MRC) grant to cover payments to the chiropractors for work carried out in the course of the study.
(8) To set the sisters straight, Levada plans to send an archbishop to rewrite the group's statute and institute re-education programmes to combat heterodox thinking.
(9) In addition, the data presented here, together with structural and sequence information, suggest a heterodox evolutionary model in which genes related to the intron-bearing, basally expressed H3.3 vertebrate genes are the ancestors of the intronless H3.1 class of genes of higher eukaryotes.
(10) Heterodox economists, drawing on a range of theorists, including Keynes, Marx, Minsky and others, have consistently argued for greater pluralism in both economics curricula and economics research evaluation.
(11) Thus armed and protected, he ranged fearlessly across the condition of the left, mostly in the pages of the CP's monthly, Marxism Today, the increasingly heterodox publication of which he became the house deity.
(12) The refinement confirmed the heterodox, non-parallel character of the 8-fold beta alpha-barrel domain with beta beta alpha alpha(beta alpha)6 topology.
(13) "Brod himself was intent on canonising Kafka as a Zionist saint, and the Israeli state holding the papers ensures that this falsification will continue apace – still, it matters not, the works are out there in all their contrariety, sparking different and heterodox sensations as legion as their readers."
(14) They've put on their own lectures from non-mainstream, heterodox economists, even organising evening classes on bubbles, panics and crashes.
(15) In a paper called " Money Creation in the Modern Economy ", co-authored by three economists from the Bank's Monetary Analysis Directorate, they stated outright that most common assumptions of how banking works are simply wrong, and that the kind of populist, heterodox positions more ordinarily associated with groups such as Occupy Wall Street are correct.
(16) In addition to these classical inputs, LHRH neurons also enter into complex heterodox synaptic relationships with their neighbors, including somato-dendritic and dendro-dendritic synapses in which the LHRH neuron can be either the pre- or postsynaptic element.
(17) But heterodox approaches have long since been banished from most faculties, claims Tony Lawson.
Unorthodox
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Example Sentences:
(1) According to a new and still unorthodox principle, a syndrome may have a common psychodynamic denominator, shared by all or most carriers of the syndrome.
(2) Chelsea have an unorthodox way of gathering trophies but it is a successful one – and they will cherish this as one of their great nights.
(3) Connor Wickham started on the left, in an unorthodox role, but created plenty of problems for United’s defence in the first half yet, paradoxically, not so much after Keane came on to complete a vulnerable looking defence.
(4) In addition, we have discussed the genetic basis for so-called DR blanks, implying that an unorthodox combination of DR and DQ determinants forms the basis for difficulties in assigning DR types to such cells in some cases and that "blanks" can be associated with low expression at the cell surface of well-known DR determinants.
(5) Unorthodox sexual behavior, such as "fisting," has increased in frequency, as has sexual violence related to cults, such as satanism.
(6) What happened in the second half was unorthodox in many ways.
(7) For Hague, basking in unaccustomed praise for his "decisive action" in the Commons, this was the successful conclusion of a piece of unorthodox diplomacy – which subtly avoided the use of gunboats.
(8) Athlete Oscar Pistorius will be back in the glare of the world's media when his murder trial resumes on Monday but, in an unorthodox legal move, he will not be the first witness for his own defence.
(9) In a highly unorthodox move illustrating a rift between the party’s leader and its HQ bureaucracy, it was announced on Friday that Fisher would be suspended while the complaints were investigated and a report was submitted to the party’s national executive committee.
(10) Multivariate analyses suggest that the most cogent factors affecting teenage fathering include being black, going steady, and having unorthodox views about parenting outside of marriage.
(11) Physicians in developed nations with patients from Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa need to factor in the possibility of past or present lead intake from unorthodox sources such as kohl.
(12) The tumor had an exceptionally violent biological nature and did not respond to a variety of customary and unorthodox therapeutic measures.
(13) Lovren lost Daniel Agger and produced an unorthodox but firm header, so much so that Gerrard, standing at the near post, could not reach the attempt in time to clear.
(14) In contrast, we have demonstrated that a mesenchyme can be induced by a heterologous epithelium to synthesize in quantity a specific gene product(s) unorthodox to the organ from which the mesenchyme was taken.
(15) Today's proponents of unorthodox therapy are well-educated, media-conscious, and effective salespersons.
(16) It’s a question of political will and a state of mind.” Valls has styled himself as a reform-minded social democrat but his pro-business, unorthodox socialist politics – which have seen him likened to Tony Blair – have won him plenty of enemies inside the left of his party.
(17) Africa’s top oil producer, Nigeria, is facing pressure to devalue the naira , which has come under extreme pressure despite unorthodox monetary policies aimed at restricting the supply of dollars.
(18) 8.13am BST My colleague, David Smith, has previewed today's hearing , and what we can possibly expected from the first defence evidence: Pistorius will be back in the glare of the world's media when his murder trial resumes on Monday but, in an unorthodox legal move, he will not be the first witness for his own defence...
(19) Standing just 6ft and weighing a mere 13st 8lbs, his short reach of 71 inches and stubby arms forced him to develop the unorthodox method of springing towards his opponents in order to land his blows.
(20) Trump and his unorthodox presidential bid have so far survived a series of scandals that begin at the launch of his presidential campaign when he branded Mexicans who come to the US as criminals, drug dealers and rapists.