げだう

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of げだう – see the following entry.
【外道げどう】
[noun] [from 611] (Buddhism) non-Buddhist teachings
[noun] [from 1965] (fishing) bycatch, unintentional catch
[noun] heterodoxy, heresy
[noun] (derogatory) wrong way; illegitimate way
[noun] (derogatory) brute, wretch, fiend
(This term, げだう (gedau), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)
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