orthodox

[awr-thuh-doks]

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adjective

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.

(initial capital letter) of, relating to, or designating the Eastern Church, especially the Greek Orthodox Church.

(initial capital letter) of, relating to, or characteristic of Orthodox Jews or Orthodox Judaism.

Origin of orthodox

1575–85; < Late Latin orthodoxus right in religion < Late Greek orthódoxos, equivalent to ortho- ortho- + dóx(a) belief, opinion + -os adj. suffix

Related formsor·tho·dox·ly, adverbor·tho·dox·ness, nounan·ti·or·tho·dox, adjectivean·ti·or·tho·dox·ly, adverbhy·per·or·tho·dox, adjectivenon·or·tho·dox, adjectivenon·or·tho·dox·ly, adverbpro-or·tho·dox, adjectivesem·i·or·tho·dox, adjectivesem·i·or·tho·dox·ly, adverbul·tra·or·tho·dox, adjectiveun·or·tho·dox, adjective

Synonyms for orthodox

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3. traditional, commonplace, routine, fixed.

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Related Words for orthodox

acknowledged, approved, authoritative, canonical, conformist, conservative, conventional, correct, customary, devout, die-hard, established, legitimate, official, pious, proper, punctilious, reactionary, received, recognized

Examples from the Web for orthodox

Contemporary Examples of orthodox

The gentleman was listed as Orthodox and kosher, which is way too religious for my friend whose JSwipe account I was test-driving.
My Week on Jewish Tinder
Emily Shire
January 5, 2015
Ben is not Orthodox or particularly committed to adhering to traditional Jewish laws.
My Week on Jewish Tinder
Emily Shire
January 5, 2015
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
Most Allentown residents of Syrian heritage are Orthodox Christians from the Wadi-al-Nasara region in western Homs province.
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Christopher Moraff
November 11, 2014
Putin also blamed Ukrainian nationalists for attacking the Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate in Ukraine.
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Anna Nemtsova
October 17, 2014

Historical Examples of orthodox

I don't know what the orthodox people ever wanted to get up their theory of a hell for.
Hetty's Strange History
Anonymous
I can also enjoy the orthodox Liberal, though I understand him only too well.
Alarms and Discursions
G. K. Chesterton
I can enjoy the orthodox Tory, though I could never understand him.
Alarms and Discursions
G. K. Chesterton
By a regular priest and bishop, sir;--orthodox and dignified clergymen!
Homeward Bound
James Fenimore Cooper
She had been devoted to Macedonius, and often interceded for the orthodox.
The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI
Thomas W. (Thomas William) Allies

British Dictionary definitions for orthodox

orthodox

adjective

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

conforming to the Christian faith as established by the early Church

Derived Formsorthodoxly, adverb

Word Origin for orthodox

C16: via Church Latin from Greek orthodoxos, from orthos correct + doxa belief

Orthodox

adjective

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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Word Origin and History for orthodox

adj.

mid-15c., of opinions, faith, from Late Latin orthodoxus, from Greek orthodoxos "having the right opinion," from orthos "right, true, straight" (see ortho-) + doxa "opinion, praise," from dokein "to seem," from PIE root *dek- "to take, accept" (see decent). As the name of the Eastern Church, first recorded in English 1772; in reference to a branch of Judaism, first recorded 1853.