neoorthodoxy

or ne·o-or·tho·dox·y

[ nee-oh-awr-thuh-dok-see ]

/ ˌni oʊˈɔr θəˌdɒk si /

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noun

a movement in Protestant theology, beginning after World War I, stressing the absolute sovereignty of God and chiefly characterized by a reaction against liberal theology and a reaffirmation of certain doctrines of the Reformation.

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Origin of neoorthodoxy

First recorded in 1950–55; neo- + orthodoxy

Words nearby neoorthodoxy

neo-Nazi, neon lamp, neo-noir, neon tetra, neoorthodox, neoorthodoxy, neopaganism, neopallium, neo-Pentecostal, neophilia, neophobia

British Dictionary definitions for neoorthodoxy

neo-orthodoxy

/ (ˌniːəʊˈɔːθəˌdɒksɪ) /

noun

a movement in 20th-century Protestantism, reasserting certain older traditional Christian doctrines

Derived forms of neo-orthodoxy

neo-orthodox, adjective

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