orthodoxy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Correctness of doctrine and belief in regard to any doctrinal (i.e. philosophical or theological) system.
Conformity to established and accepted beliefs (usually of religions).

name

The Eastern Orthodox Church.
The aggregate of the definitive elements of the Eastern Orthodox Church, such as its faith, worship, theology, and traditions.
The beliefs and practices of Orthodox Judaism.

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From Ancient Greek ὀρθοδοξία (orthodoxía), from ὀρθός (orthós, “correct”) + δόξα (dóxa, “way, opinion”). By surface analysis, orthodox + -y.

homodoxy orthodoxy

unorthodoxy heterodoxy cacodoxy

orthodox orthodoxic orthodoxical orthodoxically Orthodoxy orthogonal orthogonality

counterorthodoxy hyperorthodoxy Neo-orthodoxy paleo-orthodoxy ultraorthodoxy unorthodoxy

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