orth.

Adjective

orthodox (comparative more orthodox, superlative most orthodox)

1. Conforming to the accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology.
   • Five important modifications were made by the Pietists to the orthodox doctrine of justification, each corresponding to a distinctive aspect of the movement's agenda.2005, Alister E McGrath, Iustitia Dei

   Synonyms:

   homodox

   Antonyms:

   heretical, heterodox, inorthodox, nonorthodox, unorthodox, blasphemous, haram, sinful, treyf, unkosher

2. Adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted.
   • She tattled on: first to one, then to the other—then to all, till she had tattled herself out of breath;—and then the orthodox half hour had expired, and the bell was rung, and the carriage ordered, and Mrs. Hare rose to depart.1838, [Edward Bulwer-Lytton], chapter VII, in Alice or The Mysteries […], volume I, London: Saunders and Otley, […], →OCLC, book III, pages 297–298

   Synonyms:

   conservative, conventional

   Antonyms:

   liberal, outlandish, unorthodox

3. Of the eastern churches, Eastern Orthodox.

   Antonyms:

   Roman Catholic, Western Christianity

4. Of a branch of Judaism.

   Antonyms:

   liberal, Reform Judaism

5. Of pollen, seed, or spores: viable for a long time; viable when dried to low moisture content.

   Antonyms:

   recalcitrant

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