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orthodoxy

/ˈɔːθədɒksi/US/ˈɔɹθədɑksi/

orthodoxy noun: correctness of doctrine and belief in regard to any doctrinal (i.e. philosophical or theological) system.

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
    • The Satan of the mystery plays was a Trickster, but a dignified one. Performances were sanctioned only for religious festival occasions, and both Church and town authorities saw to it that the guildsmen did not stray far from orthodoxy in their dramatic enthusiasm. This need to adhere to scriptural...1983, Wendy Griswold, “The Devil's Techniques: Cultural Legitimation and Social Change”, in American Sociological Review, volume 48, number 5, page 671a of 668–680
    Synonyms:
    homodoxy

Proper noun capitalized: Orthodoxy

Orthodoxy

  1. The Eastern Orthodox Church.
  2. The aggregate of the definitive elements of the Eastern Orthodox Church, such as its faith, worship, theology, and traditions.
  3. The beliefs and practices of Orthodox Judaism.

orthodoxy meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

orthodoxy in Hindi

correctness in doctrine and belief
ऑर्थोडॉक्सी ŏrthoḍŏksī, ओथडोक्सी othḍoksī

orthodoxy in Tamil

ஆர்த்தடாக்ஸி

orthodoxy in Marathi

रूढीवाद

orthodoxy in Urdu

orthodoxy
مقبولیت maqbūliyyat
More languagesFewer languages
orthodoxy in Bengali
অর্থোডক্সি, রূঢ়িবাদ
orthodoxy in Telugu
సనాతనత్వం
orthodoxy in Malayalam
യാഥാസ്ഥിതികത
orthodoxy in Odia
ଅର୍ଥୋଡକ୍ସି
orthodoxy in Arabic
أُرْثُوذُكْسِيَّة ʔurṯūḏuksiyya
orthodoxy in Persian
ارتدکسی

Examples of orthodoxy in a sentence

  • Performances were sanctioned only for religious festival occasions, and both Church and town authorities saw to it that the guildsmen did not stray far from orthodoxy in their dramatic enthusiasm.1983, Wendy Griswold, “The Devil's Techniques: Cultural Legitimation and Social Change”, in American Sociological Review, volume 48, number...
  • The two concepts are so distinct within Christianity that they have different names — orthodoxy (right belief) and orthopraxy (right conduct).2024 July 31, David French, “Some Think What You Preach Matters More Than What You Do. It Doesn’t.”, in The New York Times:

All 33 example sentences with orthodoxy

Synonyms of orthodoxy

Antonyms

Forms of orthodoxy

pluralorthodoxies

Plural of orthodoxy: orthodoxies

Origin of orthodoxy

From Ancient Greek ὀρθοδοξία (orthodoxía), from ὀρθός (orthós, “correct”) + δόξα (dóxa, “way, opinion”). By surface analysis, orthodox + -y.

Words formed from orthodoxy

Phrases with orthodoxy

Questions about orthodoxy

What does orthodoxy mean?
Orthodoxy means correctness of doctrine and belief in regard to any doctrinal (i.e. philosophical or theological) system.
What is orthodoxy in Hindi?
Orthodoxy in Hindi is ऑर्थोडॉक्सी (ŏrthoḍŏksī), ओथडोक्सी (othḍoksī). See Orthodoxy meaning in Hindi.
How do you use orthodoxy in a sentence?
Performances were sanctioned only for religious festival occasions, and both Church and town authorities saw to it that the guildsmen did not stray far from orthodoxy in their dramatic enthusiasm.
What part of speech is orthodoxy?
Orthodoxy can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce orthodoxy?
Orthodoxy is pronounced /ˈɔːθədɒksi/ (UK).
What is the plural of orthodoxy?
The plural of orthodoxy is orthodoxies.

Words near orthodoxy in the dictionary

  1. orthodoxized
  2. orthodoxizes
  3. orthodoxizing
  4. orthodoxly
  5. orthodoxness
  6. orthodoxy
  7. orthodromal
  8. orthodrome
  9. orthodromes
  10. orthodromic
  11. orthodromical

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Adapted from Wiktionary: orthodoxy (page history and authors); Orthodoxy (page history and authors); orthodoxy (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); orthodoxy (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); مقبولیت (Urdu) (page history and authors); orthodoxy (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); orthodoxy (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); orthodoxy (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); orthodoxy (Odia, 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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