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or⋅tho⋅dox⋅y

[awr-thuh-dok-see]
–noun, plural -dox⋅ies for 1.
1. orthodox belief or practice.
2. orthodox character.

Origin:
1620–30; < LL orthodoxia < Gk orthodoxía right opinion, equiv. to orthódox(os) (see orthodox ) + -ia -y 3
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or·tho·dox·y   (ôr'thə-dŏk'sē)   
n.   pl. or·tho·dox·ies
  1. The quality or state of being orthodox.

  2. Orthodox practice, custom, or belief.

  3. Orthodoxy

    1. The beliefs and practices of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

    2. Orthodox Judaism.

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