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orthodox

[awr-thuh-doks]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or conforming to the approved form of any doctrine, philosophy, ideology, etc.

  2. of, relating to, or conforming to beliefs, attitudes, or modes of conduct that are generally approved.

  3. customary or conventional, as a means or method; established.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  4. sound or correct in opinion or doctrine, especially theological or religious doctrine.

  5. conforming to the Christian faith as represented in the creeds of the early church.

  6. Orthodox,

    1. of, relating to, or designating the Eastern Church, especially the Greek Orthodox Church.

    2. of, relating to, or characteristic of Orthodox Jews or Orthodox Judaism.



Orthodox

1

/ ˈɔËθəˌ»åÉ’°ì²õ /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Orthodox Church of the East

  2. (sometimes not capital)

    1. of or relating to Orthodox Judaism

    2. (of an individual Jew) strict in the observance of Talmudic law and in personal devotions

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

orthodox

2

/ ˈɔËθəˌ»åÉ’°ì²õ /

adjective

  1. conforming with established or accepted standards, as in religion, behaviour, or attitudes

  2. conforming to the Christian faith as established by the early Church

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • orthodoxly adverb
  • orthodoxness noun
  • antiorthodox adjective
  • antiorthodoxly adverb
  • hyperorthodox adjective
  • nonorthodox adjective
  • nonorthodoxly adverb
  • pro-orthodox adjective
  • semiorthodox adjective
  • semiorthodoxly adverb
  • ultraorthodox adjective
  • unorthodox adjective
  • ˈ´Ç°ù³Ù³ó´ÇËŒ»å´Ç³æ±ô²â adverb
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of orthodox1

First recorded in 1575–85; from Late Latin orthodoxus “right in religion,†from Late Greek ´Ç°ù³Ù³óó»å´Ç³æ´Ç²õ, equivalent to ortho- ortho- + »åó³æ(²¹) “belief, opinion†+ -os adjective suffix
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of orthodox1

C16: via Church Latin from Greek orthodoxos, from orthos correct + doxa belief
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Verreynne fluffed a ramp - UltraEdge showing he had in fact got some bat on it - before he delivered the winning moment in a more orthodox fashion on the drive.

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“I think the window into her history, into that orthodox culture that she has grown up in, probably helps you see what motivated that drive.â€

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He had presented himself as a compromise candidate: appealing to conservatives with orthodox views on sexual matters while attracting the reformers with his liberal stance on social justice.

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Members of the Syrian orthodox community in Orebro told the BBC they feared he was driven by a hatred of foreigners.

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In the middle of a grand, high-ceilinged church in Orebro, Sweden, Jacob Kasselia, a Syrian orthodox priest, looked up towards the stained glass windows above him, then back down at his hands.

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