orthodox
[awr-thuh-doks]
- 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.
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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
Synonyms
See more synonyms for orthodox on Thesaurus.com3. traditional, commonplace, routine, fixed.
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Examples from the Web for orthodox
Contemporary Examples
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.
Most Allentown residents of Syrian heritage are Orthodox Christians from the Wadi-al-Nasara region in western Homs province.
Putin also blamed Ukrainian nationalists for attacking the Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate in Ukraine.
Historical Examples
I don't know what the orthodox people ever wanted to get up their theory of a hell for.
Hetty's Strange HistoryAnonymous
I can also enjoy the orthodox Liberal, though I understand him only too well.
Alarms and DiscursionsG. K. Chesterton
I can enjoy the orthodox Tory, though I could never understand him.
Alarms and DiscursionsG. K. Chesterton
By a regular priest and bishop, sir;--orthodox and dignified clergymen!
Homeward BoundJames Fenimore Cooper
She had been devoted to Macedonius, and often interceded for the orthodox.
The Formation of Christendom, Volume VIThomas W. (Thomas William) Allies
orthodox
- conforming with established or accepted standards, as in religion, behaviour, or attitudes
- conforming to the Christian faith as established by the early Church
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Word Origin
C16: via Church Latin from Greek orthodoxos, from orthos correct + doxa belief
Orthodox
- 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.
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