Difference between Unorthodoxy and Heresy

What is the difference between Unorthodoxy and Heresy?

Unorthodoxy as a noun is lack of orthodoxy; the quality or state of being unorthodox while Heresy as a noun is a doctrine held by a member of a religion at variance with established religious beliefs, especially dissension from roman catholic dogma.

Unorthodoxy

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Lack of orthodoxy; the quality or state of being unorthodox

Heresy

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A doctrine held by a member of a religion at variance with established religious beliefs, especially dissension from Roman Catholic dogma.A controversial or unorthodox opinion held by a member of a group, as in politics, philosophy or science.

Example sentence: The biggest danger to the European Union comes not from those who advocate change, but from those who denounce new thinking as heresy. In its long history Europe has experience of heretics who turned out to have a point.

We hope you now know whether to use Unorthodoxy or Heresy in your sentence.

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