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dox

opinion, belief, glory

Greek · doxa (δόξα)

Dox comes from Greek doxa, opinion or belief. Orthodox means holding the 'right' belief, heterodox means holding a different one, and unorthodox means not following the usual way.

Memory trick

Ortho-dox: 'right opinion'; hetero-dox: 'other opinion'.

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