orthodox
Syllables: or·tho·doxUK/ˈɔːθədɒks//ˈɔɹθədɑks/
orthodox adjective: conforming to the accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology.
Adjective (1)
orthodox (comparative more orthodox, superlative most orthodox)
- 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
- ‘These speakers are academics who have specialised in Islamic sciences and are well respected in scholarly circles. It is grossly unjust to suggest that they belong to some fringe ideology rather than orthodox Islam.’2009 December 23, Andrew Brown, The Guardian
- Synonyms:
- homodox
- Antonyms:
- heretical, heterodox, inorthodox, nonorthodox, unorthodox, blasphemous, haram, sinful, treyf, unkosher
- 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
- Not only the quack cures of the past but also many forms of treatment given with the best will and intentions in the world by the best and most orthodox doctors of the time seem strange to us today.1976 March 27, F. Dudley Hart, “History of the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis”, in British Medical Journal, volume 1, number 6012, →DOI, →JSTOR, page 763
- Synonyms:
- conservative, conventional
- Antonyms:
- liberal, outlandish, unorthodox
- Of the eastern churches, Eastern Orthodox.
- Antonyms:
- Roman Catholic, Western Christianity
- Of a branch of Judaism.
- Antonyms:
- liberal, Reform Judaism
- Of pollen, seed, or spores: viable for a long time; viable when dried to low moisture content.
- Antonyms:
- recalcitrant
Adjective (2) capitalized: Orthodox
Orthodox (comparative more Orthodox, superlative most Orthodox)
- Of or pertaining to the Orthodox Churches collectively.
- Of or pertaining to a particular Orthodox Church, usually the Eastern Orthodox Church, sometimes the Oriental Orthodox Church or the Church of the East.
- Of or pertaining to Orthodox Judaism.
- Of or pertaining to the Orthodox Quakers, a group of Quakers (subdivided into the Wilburite, Gurneyite and Beaconite branches) who split with the Hicksite Quakers due to favoring adopting mainstream Protestant orthodoxy.
- [...which] Doherty hypothesized as the controlling variable for predicting who would become Orthodox or who would be Hicksite.2006, Martha Paxson Grundy, The Evolution of a Quaker Community: Middletown Meeting, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1750-1850
Noun capitalized: Orthodox
Orthodox (plural Orthodox or Orthodoxes)
- An Orthodox Christian.
- The Greek Orthodox population of the 62 bishoprics in 1886 numbered 65,549,096. to which the Orthodoxes of the army and navy must be added.1891, John Scott Keltie, The Statesman's Year-Book, MacMillan and Co., page 854
- The Greek Catholic priesthood, who proselytize among the Orthodoxes, are specially favoured, and donations are given for Masses in the churches of the Capuchin and the Franciscan Friars.1984, David Gillard (ed.), British documents on foreign affairs: Reports and papers from the Foreign Office confidential print, Part I: From the mid-nineteenth century to the First World War, Series...
- An Orthodox Jew.
orthodox meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
orthodox in Hindi
- conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
- रूढ़िवादी rūṛhivādī
orthodox in Tamil
- பழமைக் கோட்பாடு சார்ந்த, பழமைக்கோட்பாடு சார்ந்த, மரபு வழாத, வைதீகமான, பழமை விரும்பி
orthodox in Marathi
- रूढिवादी
orthodox in Urdu
- راسخ الاعتقاد
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- orthodox in Bengali
- ফরায়েজী fôraẏezī, ফরাজী fôrazī
- orthodox in Malayalam
- യാഥാസ്ഥിതിക
- orthodox in Kannada
- ಸಾಂಪ್ರದಾಯಿಕ, ರೂಢಿಸಮ್ಮತ, ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರೀಯ, ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಾನುಸಾರಿಯಾದ
- orthodox in Punjabi
- ਆਰਥੋਡਾਕਸ
- orthodox in Gujarati
- જુનવાણી junvāṇī
- orthodox in Odia
- ଅର୍ଥୋଡକ୍ସ, ଅର୍ଥୋଡାକ୍ସ
- orthodox in Nepali
- रूढिवादी, रूढिवादीहरू
- orthodox in Malay
- ortodoks
- orthodox in Persian
- ارتدکس ortodoks
Examples of orthodox in a sentence
- What is the understanding of marriage and family in orthodox Marxist doctrine?
- The Namboothiri are said to be the most orthodox brahmins in India.
- The ancient Indo-European religions were more orthopraxic than orthodox. Observance and sacrifices were more important than individual psychology or interpretation.
Synonyms of orthodox
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Antonyms
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Forms of orthodox
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more orthodox |
| superlative | most orthodox |
| comparative | more Orthodox |
| superlative | most Orthodox |
| Noun | |
| plural | Orthodox |
| plural | Orthodoxes |
Origin of orthodox
From Late Middle English orthodoxe, from Middle French orthodoxe and its etymon Late Latin orthodoxus, from Ancient Greek ὀρθόδοξος (orthódoxos), from ὀρθός (orthós, “straight”) + δόξα (dóxa, “opinion”). Displaced native Old English wuldorlīċ.
Words formed from orthodox
Phrases with orthodox
- Orthodox Jew
- Orthodox Jews
- Orthodox Judaism
- Oriental Orthodox
- Orthodox Churches
- orthodox spinners
- Greek Orthodox Church
- Orthodox Christianity
- orthodox file managers
- Polish Orthodox Church
- Syriac Orthodox Church
- Albanian Orthodox Church
11 more phrasesFewer phrases
- Georgian Orthodox Church
- Romanian Orthodox Church
- Bulgarian Orthodox Church
- Eastern Orthodox Churches
- Orthodox Church of Poland
- Antiochian Orthodox Church
- Orthodox Church of Albania
- Alexandrian Orthodox Church
- Jerusalemite Orthodox Church
- Constantinopolitan Orthodox Church
- Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia
Questions about orthodox
- What does orthodox mean?
- Orthodox means conforming to the accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology.
- What is orthodox in Hindi?
- Orthodox in Hindi is रूढ़िवादी (rūṛhivādī). See Orthodox meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is orthodox?
- Orthodox can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce orthodox?
- Orthodox is pronounced /ˈɔːθədɒks/ (UK).
Words near orthodox in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: orthodox (page history and authors); Orthodox (page history and authors); orthodox (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); orthodox (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); orthodox (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); orthodox (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); orthodox (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); orthodox (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); જુનવાણી (Gujarati) (page history and authors); orthodox (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); orthodox (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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