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Taxonomy vs Heterodoxy - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and heterodoxy

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while heterodoxy is the quality of being heterodox.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    heterodoxy

    English

    Noun

    (heterodoxies)
  • The quality of being heterodox.
  • A heterodox belief, creed, or teaching.
  • * 1902 , William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience , Folio Society 2008, p. 288:
    • A genuine first-hand religious experience like this is bound to be a heterodoxy to its witnesses, the prophet appearing as a mere lonely madman.

    Antonyms

    * orthodoxy