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orthodoxy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈɔɹθədɑksi/ (General-American)
• /ˈɔːθədɒksi/ (UK)
• /ˈɔːɹθədɑːksi/ (US)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀρθοδοξία (orthodoxía), from ὀρθός (orthós, “correct”) + δόξα (dóxa, “way, opinion”). By surface analysis, orthodox + -y.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) 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. 2023 December 9, James Kirchick, “Bayard Rustin Challenged Progressive Orthodoxies”, in The New York Times:
2. (countable, uncountable) Conformity to established and accepted beliefs (usually of religions).
   • The Satan of the mystery plays was a Trickster, but a dignified one. Performances were sanctioned only for religious festival occasions, and both Church and town authorities saw to it that the guildsmen did not stray far from orthodoxy in their dramatic enthusiasm. This need to adhere to scriptural and traditional accounts of Satan constrained dramatic innovation in his long-established character. 1983, Wendy Griswold, “The Devil's Techniques: Cultural Legitimation and Social Change”, in American Sociological Review, volume 48, number 5, page 671a of 668–680:
   • The two concepts are so distinct within Christianity that they have different names — orthodoxy (right belief) and orthopraxy (right conduct). 2024 July 31, David French, “Some Think What You Preach Matters More Than What You Do. It Doesn’t.”, in The New York Times:
   • 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. 1949, F. A. Hayek, “The Intellectuals and Socialism”, in University of Chicago Law Review, volume 16, number 3, Chicago: University of Chicago, →DOI, page 431:

Forms

Antonyms

heterodoxy · unorthodoxy · unorthodoxy · heterodoxy · cacodoxy · heterodoxy

Deriveds

ultraorthodoxy · neo-orthodoxy · hyperorthodoxy · Neo-orthodoxy · counterorthodoxy · unorthodoxy · paleo-orthodoxy

Hypernyms

conformity

Hyponyms

ultraorthodoxy · fundamentalism · hyperorthodoxy

Relateds

orthogonality · orthodox · orthogonal · Orthodoxy · orthodoxically · Orthodox · orthodoxic · orthodoxical

Synonyms

orthodoxy · homodoxy · homodoxy

Translations (61)

de Schriftgläubigkeit (correctness in doctrine and belief) · el ορθοδοξία (correctness in doctrine and belief) · de vernünftige Orthodoxie (correctness in doctrine and belief) · eu ortodoxia (correctness in doctrine and belief) · hy ուղղափառություն (correctness in doctrine and belief) · nl orthodoxie (correctness in doctrine and belief) · fa ارتدکسی (correctness in doctrine and belief) · sh pravoslavlje (correctness in doctrine and belief) · no ortodoksi (correctness in doctrine and belief) · arc ܬܪ̈ܝܨܝ ܫܘܒܚܐ (correctness in doctrine and belief) · sh православље (correctness in doctrine and belief) · ja 正統 (correctness in doctrine and belief) · de Rechtgläubigkeit (correctness in doctrine and belief) · fo rætttrúnaður (correctness in doctrine and belief) · vo verätalekred (correctness in doctrine and belief) · da ortodoksi (correctness in doctrine and belief) · ru правосла́вие (correctness in doctrine and belief) · sh ортодоксија (correctness in doctrine and belief) · ca ortodòxia (correctness in doctrine and belief) · pl prawosławie (correctness in doctrine and belief) · de Strenggläubigkeit (correctness in doctrine and belief) · ga ceartchreidmheacht (correctness in doctrine and belief) · sh ortodoksija (correctness in doctrine and belief) · et õigeusklikkus (correctness in doctrine and belief) · et ortodoksia (correctness in doctrine and belief) · he אורתודוקסיה (correctness in doctrine and belief) · pl ortodoksja (correctness in doctrine and belief) · ga ortadocsacht (correctness in doctrine and belief) · la orthodoxia (correctness in doctrine and belief) · km សម្មាមតិ (correctness in doctrine and belief) · cs ortodoxie (correctness in doctrine and belief) · cmn 正統 /正统 (correctness in doctrine and belief) · he שמרנות (correctness in doctrine and belief) · fr orthodoxie (correctness in doctrine and belief) · ro ortodoxie (correctness in doctrine and belief) · de Hochorthodoxie (correctness in doctrine and belief) · fo rætttrúgv (correctness in doctrine and belief) · ar أُرْثُوذُكْسِيَّة (correctness in doctrine and belief) · ru ортодокса́льность (correctness in doctrine and belief) · de Orthodoxie (correctness in doctrine and belief) · arc תריצי שובחא (correctness in doctrine and belief) · yi אָרטאָדאָקסיע (correctness in doctrine and belief) · ga ceartchreideamh (correctness in doctrine and belief) · sv renlärighet (correctness in doctrine and belief) · ka მართლმადიდებლობა (correctness in doctrine and belief) · vo lotodog (correctness in doctrine and belief) · it ortodossia (correctness in doctrine and belief) · is rétttrúnaður (correctness in doctrine and belief) · af ortodoksie (correctness in doctrine and belief) · fi puhdasoppisuus (correctness in doctrine and belief) · hi ओथडोक्सी (correctness in doctrine and belief) · sv ortodoxi (correctness in doctrine and belief) · hi ऑर्थोडॉक्सी (correctness in doctrine and belief) · pt ortodoxia (correctness in doctrine and belief) · de Neuorthodoxie (correctness in doctrine and belief) · ko 정설 (correctness in doctrine and belief) · es ortodoxia (correctness in doctrine and belief) · uk православ'я (correctness in doctrine and belief) · fi ortodoksisuus (correctness in doctrine and belief) · ht ortodoksi (correctness in doctrine and belief) · ota رشاد (correctness in doctrine and belief)