orthodox
of, relating to, or conforming to the approved form of any doctrine, philosophy, ideology, etc.
of, relating to, or conforming to beliefs, attitudes, or modes of conduct that are generally approved.
customary or conventional, as a means or method; established.
sound or correct in opinion or doctrine, especially theological or religious doctrine.
conforming to the Christian faith as represented in the creeds of the early church.
Orthodox,
of, relating to, or designating the Eastern Church, especially the Greek Orthodox Church.
of, relating to, or characteristic of Orthodox Jews or Orthodox Judaism.
Origin of orthodox
1Other words for orthodox
Other words from orthodox
- or·tho·dox·ly, adverb
- or·tho·dox·ness, noun
- an·ti·or·tho·dox, adjective
- an·ti·or·tho·dox·ly, adverb
- hy·per·or·tho·dox, adjective
- non·or·tho·dox, adjective
- non·or·tho·dox·ly, adverb
- pro-or·tho·dox, adjective
- sem·i·or·tho·dox, adjective
- sem·i·or·tho·dox·ly, adverb
- ul·tra·or·tho·dox, adjective
- un·or·tho·dox, adjective
Words Nearby orthodox
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How to use orthodox in a sentence
The gentleman was listed as orthodox and kosher, which is way too religious for my friend whose JSwipe account I was test-driving.
Ben is not orthodox or particularly committed to adhering to traditional Jewish laws.
I mean my background weighed heavily, because I was brought up in this orthodox way.
Daphne Merkin on Lena Dunham, Book Criticism, and Self-Examination | Mindy Farabee | December 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCertainly, other communities—ultra-orthodox Jews, for example—are fretting about members who go online, and then astray.
Most Allentown residents of Syrian heritage are orthodox Christians from the Wadi-al-Nasara region in western Homs province.
A burning controversy between the Averroists and the orthodox schoolmen.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II) | Henry Osborn TaylorLady Maude sat alone in her room; the white robes upon her, the orthodox veil, meant to shade her fair face thrown back from it.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodEach essays to think, appear and speak as nearly according to the orthodox standard of Womanhood as possible.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyOr were they merely orthodox through a more uneven balancing of their qualities, the animal in abeyance?
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonI rather fear, major, that your method of comforting me is not what the missionary would call orthodox.
Hunting the Lions | R.M. Ballantyne
British Dictionary definitions for orthodox (1 of 2)
/ (ˈɔːθəˌdɒks) /
conforming with established or accepted standards, as in religion, behaviour, or attitudes
conforming to the Christian faith as established by the early Church
Origin of orthodox
1Derived forms of orthodox
- orthodoxly, adverb
British Dictionary definitions for Orthodox (2 of 2)
/ (ˈɔːθəˌdɒks) /
of or relating to the Orthodox Church of the East
(sometimes not capital)
of or relating to Orthodox Judaism
(of an individual Jew) strict in the observance of Talmudic law and in personal devotions
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