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Definitions for orthodoxy
ˈɔr θəˌdɒk sior·tho·doxy

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. orthodoxynoun

    the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion)

  2. orthodoxynoun

    a belief or orientation agreeing with conventional standards

GCIDE

  1. Orthodoxynoun

    By extension, said of any generally accepted doctrine or belief; the orthodox practice or belief.

Wiktionary

  1. orthodoxynoun

    correctness in doctrine and belief

  2. orthodoxynoun

    conformity to established and accepted beliefs (usually of religions)

  3. Orthodoxynoun

    The beliefs and practices of the Eastern Orthodox Church, Greek Orthodox Church, Russian Orthodox Church, Serbian Orthodox Church, or of Orthodox Judaism

  4. Etymology: ὀρθός + δόξα

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Orthodoxynoun

    Soundness in opinion and doctrine.

    Etymology: ὀϱϑοδοξία; orthodoxie, Fr. from orthodox.

    I do not attempt explaining the mysteries of the christian religion, since Providence intended there should be mysteries, it cannot be agreeable to piety, orthodoxy, or good sense, to go about it. Jonathan Swift.

ChatGPT

  1. orthodoxy

    Orthodoxy refers to the acceptance and adherence to established or traditional doctrines, beliefs, or practices, especially in religion, often considered to be the 'correct' or 'right' interpretations. It can also refer to the more conventional forms of a philosophy, ideology, or political system. This term is often used by various religious groups to denote a strict observance of their particular religious principles and teachings.

Wikidata

  1. Orthodoxy

    Orthodoxy is adherence to accepted norms, more specifically to creeds, especially in religion. In the narrow Christian sense, the term means "conforming to the Christian faith as represented in the creeds of the early Church". The earliest recorded use of the term "orthodox" is in the Codex Iustinianus of 529-534, but "heterodoxy" was in use from the beginning of the first century of Christianity. Orthodoxy is opposed to heterodoxy or heresy. People who deviate from orthodoxy by professing a doctrine considered to be false are called heretics, while those who, perhaps without professing heretical beliefs, break from the perceived main body of believers are called schismatics. The term employed sometimes depends on the aspect most in view: if one is addressing corporate unity, the emphasis may be on schism; if one is addressing doctrinal coherence, the emphasis may be on heresy. Apostasy is a violation of orthodoxy that takes the form of complete abandonment of the faith. A deviation lighter than heresy is commonly called error, in the sense of not being grave enough to cause total estrangement, while yet seriously affecting communion. Sometimes error is also used to cover both full heresies and minor errors.

The Roycroft Dictionary

  1. orthodoxy

    1. In religion, that state of mind which congratulates itself on being absolutely right, and a belief that all who think otherwise are wholly wrong. 2. A faith in the fixed--a worship of the static. 3. The joy that comes from thinking that most everybody is lined up for Limbus with no return ticket. 4. A condition brought about by the sprites of Humor, according to the rule that whom the gods would destroy they first make mad. 5. The zenith of selfishness and the nadir of egotism. 6. Mephisto with a lily in his hand. 7. A corpse that does not know it is dead. 8. Spiritual constipation. 9. That peculiar condition where the patient can neither eliminate an old idea or absorb a new one.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of orthodoxy in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of orthodoxy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of orthodoxy in a Sentence

  1. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy:

    It is clear any speech that does not fit Big Tech's orthodoxy gets muzzled.

  2. Victoria Smolkin:

    Putin has been putting forward this concept of The Russian World and that concept is grounded in Russian Orthodoxy, the Russian World is wherever there are Russian speakers, The Russian World is wherever there is a Russian church -- The Russian World does not acknowledge existing political borders.

  3. Reinhold Niebuhr:

    Frantic orthodoxy is never rooted in faith but in doubt. It is when we are unsure that we are doubly sure.

  4. Victoria Smolkin:

    They're trying to wrest this legacy of Kievan Rus' for Russia and that's a really critical part of Putin's view of history and the role of Russian Orthodoxy in that history, what Russian President Vladimir Putin is claiming is that Russian President Vladimir Putin is restoring the natural God-given order of things : that the Ukrainians and Russians have always been one people and they all know that because they all come from Kievan Rus' and they're all Orthodox.

  5. Jeff Sessions:

    When I spoke to Alliance Defending Freedom last year, I learned that Southern Poverty Law Center had classified ADF as a' hate group,' they have used this designation as a weapon and they have wielded it against conservative organizations that refuse to accept their orthodoxy.

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