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orthodox

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or⋅tho⋅dox

  [awr-thuh-doks]
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–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or conforming to the approved form of any doctrine, philosophy, ideology, etc.
2. of, pertaining to, or conforming to beliefs, attitudes, or modes of conduct that are generally approved.
3. customary or conventional, as a means or method; established.
4. sound or correct in opinion or doctrine, esp. theological or religious doctrine.
5. conforming to the Christian faith as represented in the creeds of the early church.
6. (initial capital letter) of, pertaining to, or designating the Eastern Church, esp. the Greek Orthodox Church.
7. (initial capital letter) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Orthodox Jews or Orthodox Judaism.
Origin:
1575–85; < LL orthodoxus right in religion < LGk orthódoxos, equiv. to ortho- ortho- + dóx(a) belief, opinion + -os adj. suffix

Related forms:
or⋅tho⋅dox⋅ly, adverb
or⋅tho⋅dox⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
3. traditional, commonplace, routine, fixed.
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or·tho·dox   (ôr'thə-dŏks')   
adj.  

  1. Adhering to the accepted or traditional and established faith, especially in religion.

  2. Adhering to the Christian faith as expressed in the early Christian ecumenical creeds.

  3. Orthodox

    1. Of or relating to any of the churches or rites of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

    2. Of or relating to Orthodox Judaism.

  4. Adhering to what is commonly accepted, customary, or traditional: an orthodox view of world affairs.

n.  

  1. One that is orthodox.

  2. Orthodox A member of an Eastern Orthodox church.


[Middle English orthodoxe, from Old French, from Late Latin orthodoxus, from Late Greek orthodoxos : Greek ortho-, ortho- + Greek doxa, opinion (from dokein, to think; see dek- in Indo-European roots).]
or'tho·dox'ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

orthodox 
1581, from L.L. orthodoxus, from Gk. orthodoxos "having the right opinion," from orthos "right, true, straight" + doxa "opinion, praise," from dokein "to seem," from PIE base *dek- "to take, accept" (see decent). As the name of the Eastern Church, first recorded in Eng. 1772; in the sense of branch of Judaism, first recorded 1853.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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orthodox

(from Greek orthodoxos, "of the right opinion"), true doctrine and its adherents as opposed to heterodox or heretical doctrines and their adherents. The word was first used in early 4th-century Christianity by the Greek Fathers. Because almost every Christian group believes that it holds the true faith (though not necessarily exclusively), the meaning of "orthodox" in a particular instance can be correctly determined only after examination of the context in which it appears.

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