Orthodox
['ɔːθədɒks] or ['ɔrθədɑks]
Definition
(adj.) adhering to what is commonly accepted; 'an orthodox view of the world' .
(adj.) of or pertaining to or characteristic of Judaism; 'Orthodox Judaism' .
(adj.) of or relating to or characteristic of the Eastern Orthodox Church .
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Definition
(a.) Sound in opinion or doctrine, especially in religious doctrine; hence, holding the Christian faith; believing the doctrines taught in the Scriptures; -- opposed to heretical and heterodox; as, an orthodox Christian.
(a.) According or congruous with the doctrines of Scripture, the creed of a church, the decree of a council, or the like; as, an orthodox opinion, book, etc.
(a.) Approved; conventional.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Sound (in religious opinions), of the true faith, not heretical.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Correct, sound, true
ANT:Heretical, unorthodox
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Definition
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.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
n. An ox wearing the popular religious yoke.
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Examples
- It was in those days rather a rare accomplishment, and led to her engagement with the orthodox Miss Pinkerton. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- It was the orthodox theology that the new scientific advances had compromised, but the angry theologians declared that it was religion. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Start anywhere, with an orthodox socialist and he will lead you to this supreme economic situation. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Nevertheless, Manich?ism held its own in Persia with Nestorian Christianity and orthodox Zoroastrianism (Mazdaism) for some centuries. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Polish language was banned, and the Greek Orthodox church was substituted for the Roman Catholic as the State religion. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- A very different character to St. Francis was the Spaniard St. Dominic (1170-1221), who was, of all things, orthodox. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Unlike the orthodox socialists, the Fabians took an active part in immediate politics. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- But official and orthodox Christianity no longer inspired. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- But they questioned the doctrinal soundness of Rome and the orthodox interpretation of the Bible. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Here, for the judgment of the reader, is an example of these majestic utterances, from the recent orthodox translation by the Maulvi Muhammad Ali. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- But the orthodox Catholic symbol was a different one. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Politics, religion, science are subject to it,--in politics we call it conservative, in religion orthodox, in science we describe it as academic. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- St. Clare came in, embraced his wife in true, orthodox, husbandly fashion, and then presented to her his cousin. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Indeed, it is a question if the exclusive reign of this orthodox beauty is not approaching its last quarter. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- They go to hell, was my ready and orthodox answer. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- The orthodox economists are in the unenviable position of having taken their morals from the exploiter and of having translated them into the grandiloquent language of high public policy. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Try, now, and give her a good orthodox New England bringing up, and see what it'll make of her. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The older rebels claimed to be more orthodox than the Church, to have gone back to the true authorities. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- But I hope your lordship is orthodox, said the little lady with a toss of her head. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- All my people belong to the Orthodox Church, and we have a priest, a sacred building, and everything necessary for such religion. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
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