Definitions for ORTHODOX
ˈɔr θəˌdɒksor·tho·dox

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Orthodox, Jewish-Orthodoxadjective

   of or pertaining to or characteristic of Judaism

   "Orthodox Judaism"

2. orthodoxadjective

   adhering to what is commonly accepted

   "an orthodox view of the world"

3. Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox, Russian Orthodox, Greek Orthodoxadjective

   of or relating to or characteristic of the Eastern Orthodox Church

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1. Orthodoxadjective

   Of or pertaining to the churches of the Eastern Christian rite, especially the Greek Orthodox or Russian Orthodox churches, which do not recognize the supremacy of the Pope of Rome in matters of faith.

2. Orthodoxadjective

   Adhering to generally approved doctrine or practices; conventional. Opposed to unorthodox.

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1. orthodoxadjective

   Conforming to the established, accepted or traditional doctrines of a given ideology, faith or religion.

2. orthodoxadjective

   Adhering to whatever is traditional, customary or generally accepted.

3. Orthodoxadjective

   Pertaining to the rites of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

4. Orthodoxadjective

   Pertaining to the Ukranian orthodox Greek Catholic Church

5. Orthodoxadjective

   Of or pertaining to Orthodox Judaism.

6. Etymology: From orthodoxus, from ὀρθόδοξος, from ὀρθός + δόξα.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ORTHODOXadjective

   Sound in opinion and doctrine; not heretical.

   Etymology: ὄϱϑος and δοϰέω; orthodox, Fr.

   Be you persuaded and settled in the true protestant religion professed by the church of England; which is as sound and orthodox in the doctrine thereof, as any Christian church in the world. Francis Bacon.

   Eternal bliss is not immediately superstructed on the most orthodox beliefs; but as our Saviour saith, if ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them; the doing must be first superstructed on the knowing or believing, before any happiness can be built on it. Henry Hammond.

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1. orthodox

   Orthodox refers to conforming to established, traditional doctrines or beliefs in any field or discipline, specifically in relation to religion. It is often associated with adherence to accepted norms, standards or practices, accepting the conventional views held as true or correct. The term can also be used to describe something that is generally approved, customary, or conventional.

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1. Orthodox

   Orthodox is the fourth album by the Czech death metal band Krabathor. It was released in March 1998. The album was recorded in December 1997 at Exponent Studio in Hlohovec, Slovak Republic, and mastered at TTM Mastering in Berlin, Germany by Tom Müller. The recording line-up consisted of Christopher, Bruno and Skull. Tomáš Kmeť, a studio engineer, played keyboards in the last song About Death. The title track Orthodox was previously released on Mortal Memories album. A videoclip for the second song Liquid was released. Shit Comes Brown is an anti-Nazi song and To Red Ones is an anti-communist song.

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1. Orthodox

   or′tho-doks, adj. sound in doctrine: believing the received or established opinions, esp. in religion: according to the received doctrine.—adv. Or′thodoxly.—ns. Or′thodoxness; Or′thodoxy, soundness of opinion or doctrine: belief in the commonly accepted opinions, esp. in religion. [Through Fr. and Late L. from Gr. orthodoxos—orthos, right, doxa, opinion—dokein, to seem.]

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1. • Religion

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ORTHODOX' in Adjectives Frequency: #932

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ORTHODOX in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ORTHODOX in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of ORTHODOX in a Sentence

1. Russian Orthodox Church:

   Pope Francis chose the wrong tone, such statements are unlikely to contribute to the establishment of a constructive dialogue between the Roman Catholic and Russian Orthodox Churches, which is especially needed at the present time.

2. Brad Todd:

   I don't see that happening with Democrats as much as it does with Republicans since all of their candidates are pretty much orthodox liberals, there's no such thing as a centrist Democrat anymore, so there won't be nearly as many sabers to rattle against them in primaries.

3. Tony Perkins:

   It is an egregious attack on the freedom to believe and live according to those beliefs. It would position the government to lord over churches and other faith-based institutions, dictating potentially who they hire, how their facilities are used, and even punishing them for not falling in step with a view of human sexuality that directly contradicts orthodox biblical teaching.

4. Asher Salmon:

   There are issues within small minorities of the ultra-Orthodox and Hasidic communities where some people have strange ideas based on anti-vaccination misinformation, there are also problems in Bedouin societies, where distrust in the Israeli authorities is typically quite high.

5. Leonardo Nourafchan:

   Whereas before you had gefilte and cholent and your kosher deli, now you're getting a whole range of cuisines, people are willing to value and appreciate traditional, authentic new food in a way that I don't think kosher Orthodox Jews were interested in, in the past.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ORTHODOX
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=ORTHODOX
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Orthodox
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=ORTHODOX
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=ORTHODOX
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=ORTHODOX