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ˈɔr θəˌdɒksor·tho·dox

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Princeton's WordNet

  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

GCIDE

  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.

Wiktionary

  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 Dictionary

  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.

Wikidata

  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.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  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. orthodoxosorthos, right, doxa, opinion—dokein, to seem.]

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  1. Adjectives Frequency

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

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  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. Reverend Grigory Mikhnov-Vaytenko:

    It is now essentially a military church in Russia. We don't have Orthodox Christians, we have military Christians.

  2. 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.

  3. Michael Lanza:

    We've had some cases of yeshivas' violating those exclusion orders, which has led to transmission in Orthodox Jewish schools.

  4. Cristian Parvulescu:

    (Prisoners) woke up with snow on their hair because it so was cold and the water in their mugs froze. It was inhuman ... They communicated by coughing in Morse code. christian Orthodox countries are masculine societies where justice is the result of negotiation.

  5. Gilad Malach:

    At least 50 % say they are using sites outside of Orthodox sites -- [ the news websites ] Ynet and Haaretz -- and this is dangerous for the leadership, but it is an opportunity to get access to information.

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