cacodoxy

noun

caco·​doxy

ˈkakəˌdäksē

plural -es

: perverse teachings : heterodoxy

Word History

Etymology

Late Greek kakodoxia heretical opinion, from Greek kak- cac- + -doxia (from doxa opinion, from dokein to seem)

First Known Use

1716, in the meaning defined above

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