orthodoxies

Noun

orthodoxy (countable and uncountable, plural orthodoxies)

1. Correctness of doctrine and belief in regard to any doctrinal (i.e. philosophical or theological) system.
   • […] these tributes studiously ignore another aspect of his life: how, throughout his later career, Mr. Rustin repeatedly challenged progressive orthodoxies.2023 December 9, James Kirchick, “Bayard Rustin Challenged Progressive Orthodoxies”, in The New York Times

   Antonyms:

   heterodoxy, cacodoxy

2. Conformity to established and accepted beliefs (usually of religions).
   • Orthodoxy of any kind, any pretense that a system of ideas is final and must be unquestioningly accepted as a whole, is the one view which of necessity antagonizes all intellectuals, whatever their views on particular issues.1949, F. A. Hayek, “The Intellectuals and Socialism”, in University of Chicago Law Review, volume 16, number 3, Chicago: University of Chicago, →DOI, page 431

   Synonyms:

   homodoxy

   Antonyms:

   heterodoxy, unorthodoxy

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