unorthodox

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To the title Christian a critic of Mormonism may add any modifiers he deems appropriate-unorthodox, heretical, non-Nicene, different-but blanket assertions that we are not Christian are a poor substitute for informed argument and dialogue.

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  1. adjective Breaking with convention or tradition; not orthodox.

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  • And unorthodox was a better adjective than mavericky. —  DeadRinger
  • Ningbo Yibao, and James Xu have asserted that it was nothing more than a "trade dispute" resolved in a slightly unorthodox - by international standards! —  Danwei - Media, Advertising, and Urban Life in China
  • "He was pretty unorthodox," Hartnell told reporters of Thomas 'lunging heroics. —  NHL.com Feature Stories
  • This is Sun-Tzu's repeated emphasis on the "unorthodox" or, as the Pentagon calls it today, Irregular Warfare. —  Cao's Blog
  • For Israel and the United States, the "unorthodox" should now be fashioned not only on the battlefield, but also long before the battle. —  Cao's Blog
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