orthodoxy

American  

[awr-thuh-dok-see] / ˈɔr θəˌdɒk si /

noun

plural

orthodoxies

1. orthodox belief or practice.

2. orthodox character.

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Other Word Forms

• antiorthodoxy noun
• hyperorthodoxy noun
• pro-orthodoxy adjective
• unorthodoxy noun

Etymology

Origin of orthodoxy

1620–30; < Late Latin orthodoxia < Greek orthodoxía right opinion, equivalent to orthódox ( os ) ( orthodox ) + -ia -y ³

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Example Sentences

If appointed cabinet secretary, Dame Antonia is not a civil servant who would hide in the shadows and her supporters say she is a "disrupter" who can challenge Whitehall orthodoxy.

From BBC

It’s a break with decades of Beijing’s orthodoxy that China’s economic success depended on selling low-cost goods to American consumers and building its technological might with U.S. money and know-how.

From The Wall Street Journal

But others buck the orthodoxy, arguing that the candidates need to show they have a message that resonates with Californians.

From Los Angeles Times

The spread of this new orthodoxy shouldn’t be surprising, for as the author notes, “insatiability is a defining feature of moral crusades. As crusaders achieve victories, they expand the scope of their crusade.”

From The Wall Street Journal

While this dynamic accurately describes the Third Reich, it has hardened into an orthodoxy that governs how information is interpreted and how moral categories are assigned.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• belief
• doctrine
• tradition