Definition of orthodoxy Orthodoxy

/ɔˈɹθʌdɑˌksi/ - [orthudaksee] - or•tho•dox•y

We found 10 definitions of orthodoxy from 6 different sources.

What does orthodoxy mean?

Noun Plural: orthodoxies
orthodoxy - the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion)
		heterodoxy, unorthodoxy the quality of being unorthodox
		orthodox adhering to what is commonly accepted; "an orthodox view of the world"
		unorthodox breaking with convention or tradition; "an unorthodox lifestyle"
		unoriginality the quality of being unoriginal
		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"
		conventionalism, conventionality, convention orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional
orthodoxy - a belief or orientation agreeing with conventional standards
		heresy, heterodoxy, unorthodoxy a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
		orientation the act of orienting

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orthodoxy (Noun)
Correctness in doctrine and belief.
orthodoxy (Noun)
Conformity to established and accepted beliefs usually of religions.

orthodoxy (n.)
Soundness of faith; a belief in the doctrines taught in the Scriptures, or in some established standard of faith; -- opposed to heterodoxy or to heresy.
orthodoxy (n.)
Consonance to genuine Scriptural doctrines; -- said of moral doctrines and beliefs; as, the orthodoxy of a creed.
orthodoxy (n.)
By extension, said of any correct doctrine or belief.

orthodoxy
The adherence to accepted norms, more specifically to creeds, especially in religion

The word "orthodoxy", from the Greek "ortho" ('right', 'correct') and "doxa" ('thought', 'teaching', 'glorification'), is typically used to refer to the correct worship or the correct theological and doctrinal of religion.

Up to the advent of Christianity the term was not used like that in the Greek-speaking world. Orthodoxy is opposed to "heterodoxy" ('other teaching'), "heresy" and "schism". People who profess a doctrine considered to be false by the majority are most often called heretics. People who separate themselves from the body of believers, i.e. from full communion, are called schismatics.