Meaning of ORTHODOXY
| Pronunciation: | | 'orthu`dâksee
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- [n] the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion)
- [n] a belief or orientation agreeing with conventional standards
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| | Antonyms: | | heresy, heterodoxy, heterodoxy, unorthodoxy, unorthodoxy | | |
| | See Also: | | conformism, conformity, convention, conventionalism, conventionality, orientation, traditionalism, traditionality, unoriginality | |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Or"tho*dox`y\, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. orthodoxie. See
{Orthodox}.]
1. 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}.
Basil himself bears full and clear testimony to
Gregory's orthodoxy. --Waterland.
2. Consonance to genuine Scriptural doctrines; -- said of
moral doctrines and beliefs; as, the orthodoxy of a creed.
3. By extension, said of any correct doctrine or belief.
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