nonorthodox

/ nɒnˈɔːθəˌdɒks /

adjective

1. not conforming with established or accepted standards, as in religion, behaviour, or attitudes

Example Sentences

There is more Republican support for a nonorthodox answer than people would like to think.

From Scientific American

“As a nonorthodox Christian, my life was in danger in Eritrea,” he said, as he holds his hand on his bible, which he carried all the way from his home country.

From Wall Street Journal

‘As a nonorthodox Christian, my life was in danger in Eritrea.’

From Wall Street Journal

Stanford offers its medical students a course that examines the alternatives, and its Center for Research in Disease Prevention is one of 10 centers nationwide that participate in a federally funded project to evaluate promising nonorthodox treatments.

From Time Magazine Archive

Elsewhere, a Jew who is at all religiously observant will, more often than not, be Orthodox; of Israel's 6,000 synagogues, only nine are nonOrthodox.

From Time Magazine Archive