Orthodoxy
['ɔːθədɒksɪ] or ['ɔrθədɑksi]
Definition
(noun.) the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion).
(noun.) a belief or orientation agreeing with conventional standards.
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Definition
(n.) Soundness of faith; a belief in the doctrines taught in the Scriptures, or in some established standard of faith; -- opposed to heterodoxy or to heresy.
(n.) Consonance to genuine Scriptural doctrines; -- said of moral doctrines and beliefs; as, the orthodoxy of a creed.
(n.) By extension, said of any correct doctrine or belief.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. True faith, soundness of doctrine.
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Examples
- Orthodoxy became a test not only for Christian office, but for Christian trade and help. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The radicals of recent times proclaim that there is no orthodoxy, no doctrine that men must accept without question. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- There were also counter-revolutions, deliberate returns to orthodoxy, as in the case of Chesterton. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Heresy is just a few hours younger than orthodoxy. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- He conceived of this Christian Empire as being ruled and maintained in its orthodoxy by some such great C?sar as himself. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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