unorthodox

Adjective
  1. Independent in behavior or thought (synset 300609579)
    "she led a somewhat irregular private life"; "maverick politicians"
    similar to: unconventional - not conforming to accepted rules or standards
    same as: irregular, maverick
  2. Breaking with convention or tradition (synset 301695526)
    "an unorthodox lifestyle"
    tells us about: orthodoxy - the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion)
    similar to:
    • dissentient, recusant - (of Catholics) refusing to attend services of the Church of England
    • dissident, heretical, heterodox - characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards
    • iconoclastic - characterized by attack on established beliefs or institutions
    • nonconforming, nonconformist - not conforming to established customs or doctrines especially in religion
    • reformed - of or relating to the body of Protestant Christianity arising during the Reformation; used of some Protestant churches especially Calvinist as distinct from Lutheran

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