orthodoxy

[ awr-thuh-dok-see ]
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noun,plural or·tho·dox·ies for 1.
  1. orthodox belief or practice.

  2. orthodox character.

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Origin of orthodoxy

1
1620–30; <Late Latin orthodoxia<Greek orthodoxía right opinion, equivalent to orthódox(os) (see orthodox) + -ia-y3

Other words from orthodoxy

  • an·ti·or·tho·dox·y, noun
  • hy·per·or·tho·dox·y, noun
  • pro-or·tho·dox·y, adjective
  • un·or·tho·dox·y, noun, plural un·or·tho·dox·ies.

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British Dictionary definitions for orthodoxy

orthodoxy

/ (ˈɔːθəˌdɒksɪ) /


nounplural -doxies
  1. orthodox belief or practice

  2. the quality of being orthodox

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