orthodoxy
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orthodoxy¹
- /ˈɔːθədɒksi/ UK
- /ˈɔɹθədɑksi/ US
- /ˈɔːɹθədɑːksi/ US
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From Ancient Greek ὀρθοδοξία (orthodoxía), from ὀρθός (orthós, “correct”) + δόξα (dóxa, “way, opinion”). By surface analysis, orthodox + -y.
noun orthodoxies
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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.
Opposite: heterodoxy, cacodoxy
-
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.
Similar: homodoxy · Opposite: heterodoxy, unorthodoxy
Similar: homodoxy, orthodoxy · Opposite: unorthodoxy
Orthodoxy²
- /ˈɔːθədɒksi/ UK
- /ˈɔːɹθədɑːksi/ US
proper noun
- The Eastern Orthodox Church.
- The aggregate of the definitive elements of the Eastern Orthodox Church, such as its faith, worship, theology, and traditions.
- The beliefs and practices of Orthodox Judaism.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: orthodox, doctrine, dogma, lesson, correctness, creed, canon, ideology, dogmatism, conservatism, conventionality, traditionalism, conventionalism, belief, conviction, principle
noun
Similar: homodoxy, orthodoxy · Opposite: unorthodoxy
Translations
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noun correctness in doctrine and belief
| Español | ortodoxia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 정설 jeongseol |
| 日本語 | 正統 seitō |
| 中文 | 正統 /正统 zhèngtǒng |
| हिन्दी | ऑर्थोडॉक्सी ŏrthoḍŏksī, ओथडोक्सी othḍoksī |
| Português | ortodoxia |
| Français | orthodoxie |
| Deutsch | Orthodoxie, Hochorthodoxie, Neuorthodoxie, vernünftige Orthodoxie, Rechtgläubigkeit, Strenggläubigkeit |
| Italiano | ortodossia |
| Ελληνικά | ορθοδοξία orthodoxía |
| Română | ortodoxie |
| Русский | правосла́вие pravoslávije, ортодокса́льность ortodoksálʹnostʹ |
| العربية | أُرْثُوذُكْسِيَّة ʔurṯūḏuksiyya |
| עברית | אורתודוקסיה, שמרנות shamranut |
name the Eastern Orthodox Church and its foundations
| Español | ortodoxia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 정교회 jeonggyohoe, 정교 jeonggyo |
| 日本語 | 正教会 seikyōkai, 正教 seikyō |
| 中文 | 東正教 /东正教 dōngzhèngjiào, 正統教 /正统教 zhèngtǒngjiào, 正教 zhèngjiào |
| Português | ortodoxia, ortodoxismo |
| Français | orthodoxie |
| Deutsch | Orthodoxie, Rechtgläubigkeit |
| Italiano | ortodossia |
| Ελληνικά | Ορθοδοξία Orthodoxía |
| Română | ortodoxism, ortodoxie, pravoslavie |
| Русский | правосла́вие pravoslávije |
| Tiếng Việt | Chính Thống giáo Đông phương |
| العربية | الأُرْثُوذُكْسِيَّة al-ʔurṯūḏuksiyya |
| עברית | אורתודוקסיה ortodoksiyá |
Talk about this word "orthodoxy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/orthodoxy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. orthodoxy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/orthodoxy "orthodoxy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/orthodoxy.Cite this
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title = {orthodoxy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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