orthodoxal en · ADJ
Etymology
From orthodox + -al.
Meanings
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(alt-of, archaic) Archaic form of orthodox.
alt of orthodox
Yet if ſuch like practiſes [...] have not exempted both her and her preſent members from being judg'd to be Antichriſtian in all orthodoxal eſteem,
1642, John Milton, chapter III, in The Reason of Church-Government Urg’d against Prelaty; republished in A Complete Collection of the Historical, Political, and Miscellaneous Works of John Milton, […], volume I, Amsterdam [actually London: s.n.], 1698, →OCLC, page 234:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most orthodoxal | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more orthodoxal | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |