un orthodoxy

or·tho·dox·y

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

Origin:
1620–30; < Late Latin orthodoxia < Greek orthodoxía right opinion, equivalent to orthódox(os) (see orthodox) + -ia -y3

an·ti·or·tho·dox·y, noun
hy·per·or·tho·dox·y, noun
pro-or·tho·dox·y, adjective
un·or·tho·dox·y, noun, plural un·or·tho·dox·ies.
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orthodoxy (ˈɔːθəˌdɒksɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -doxies
1.  orthodox belief or practice
2.  the quality of being orthodox

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orthodoxy
1620s, from Gk. orthodoxia, from orthodoxos (see orthodox).
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