Definition of orthodox Orthodox
/ɔˈɹθʌdɑˌks/ - [orthudaks] - or•tho•dox
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What does orthodox mean?
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| orthodox - adhering to what is commonly accepted; "an orthodox view of the world" | ||
| unorthodox breaking with convention or tradition; "an unorthodox lifestyle" | ||
| conservative resistant to change | ||
| standard commonly used or supplied; "standard procedure"; "standard car equipment" | ||
| orthodoxy the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion) | ||
| antiheretical opposed to heresy | ||
| sanctioned, canonic, canonical conforming to orthodox or recognized rules; "the drinking of cocktails was as canonical a rite as the mixing"- Sinclair Lewis | ||
| conforming, conformist adhering to established customs or doctrines (especially in religion) | ||
| established, conventional introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation | ||
| traditional consisting of or derived from tradition; "traditional history"; "traditional morality" | ||
| orthodox - of or relating to or characteristic of the Eastern Orthodox Church | ||
| Eastern Orthodox, Russian Orthodox, Greek Orthodox | ||
| religious belief, religion, faith a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality" | ||
| eastern orthodox, eastern orthodox church, orthodox catholic church, orthodox church, eastern church derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites | ||
| orthodox - of or pertaining to or characteristic of Judaism; "Orthodox Judaism" | ||
| Jewish-Orthodox | ||
| religious belief, religion, faith a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality" | ||
| judaism the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud | ||
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Wiktionary 
- orthodox (Adjective)
Conforming to the established, accepted or traditional doctrines of a given ideology, faith or religion. - orthodox (Adjective)
Adhering to whatever is traditional, customary or generally accepted.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- orthodox (a.)
Sound in opinion or doctrine, especially in religious doctrine; hence, holding the Christian faith; believing the doctrines taught in the Scriptures; -- opposed to heretical and heterodox; as, an orthodox Christian. - orthodox (a.)
According or congruous with the doctrines of Scripture, the creed of a church, the decree of a council, or the like; as, an orthodox opinion, book, etc. - orthodox (a.)
Approved; conventional.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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orthodox
or′tho-doks, adj. sound in doctrine: believing the received or established opinions, esp. in religion: according to the received doctrine.—adv. Or′thodoxly.—ns. Or′thodoxness; Or′thodoxy, soundness of opinion or doctrine: belief in the commonly accepted opinions, esp. in religion. [Through Fr. and Late L. from Gr. orthodoxos—orthos, right, doxa, opinion—dokein, to seem.]
Wikipedia 
- Orthodox is a word about beliefs. It is made from two Ancient Greek words, ὀρθός "orthós" „correct, straight“ and δόξα "dóxa" „teaching, worship". Its used to talk about a teaching that is supposed to be close to the original.
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