orthodox

or·tho·dox  (ôrth-dks)

adj.

1. Adhering to the accepted or traditional and established faith, especially in religion.

2. Adhering to the Christian faith as expressed in the early Christian ecumenical creeds.

3. Orthodox

a. Of or relating to any of the churches or rites of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

b. Of or relating to Orthodox Judaism.

4. Adhering to what is commonly accepted, customary, or traditional: an orthodox view of world affairs.

n.

1. One that is orthodox.

2. Orthodox A member of an Eastern Orthodox church.

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[Middle English orthodoxe, from Old French, from Late Latin orthodoxus, from Late Greek orthodoxos : Greek ortho-, ortho- + Greek doxa, opinion (from dokein, to think; see dek- in Indo-European roots).]

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ortho·doxly adv.

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orthodox [ˈɔːθəˌdɒks]

adj

1. conforming with established or accepted standards, as in religion, behaviour, or attitudes

2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) conforming to the Christian faith as established by the early Church

[via Church Latin from Greek orthodoxos, from orthos correct + doxa belief]

orthodoxly  adv

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Orthodox [ˈɔːθəˌdɒks]

adj

1. (Christianity / Eastern Church (Greek & Russian Orthodox)) of or relating to the Orthodox Church of the East

2. (Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) (sometimes not capital)

a.  of or relating to Orthodox Judaism

b.  (of an individual Jew) strict in the observance of Talmudic law and in personal devotions

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	Orthodox - of or pertaining to or characteristic of Judaism; "Orthodox Judaism" Jewish-Orthodox faith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"
	2.	orthodox - adhering to what is commonly accepted; "an orthodox view of the world" conservative - resistant to change standard - established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence; "a standard reference work"; "the classical argument between free trade and protectionism" unorthodox - breaking with convention or tradition; "an unorthodox lifestyle"
	3.	Orthodox - of or relating to or characteristic of the Eastern Orthodox Church Eastern Orthodox, Greek Orthodox, Russian Orthodox faith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"

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orthodox

adjective

1. established, official, accepted, received, common, popular, traditional, normal, regular, usual, ordinary, approved, familiar, acknowledged, conventional, routine, customary, well-established, kosher (informal) These ideas are now being incorporated into orthodox medical treatment.
established original, novel, radical, unusual, out there (slang), eccentric, unconventional, off-the-wall (slang), unorthodox, left-field (informal)

2. conformist, conservative, traditional, strict, devout, observant, doctrinal orthodox Jews
conformist liberal, radical, unorthodox, heretical, nonconformist

Translations

orthodox [ˈɔːθədɒks] ADJ → ortodoxo

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orthodox [ˈɔː^rθədɒks] adj

[belief, method, system] → orthodoxe

[church, Christian] → orthodoxe orthodox Jew
Orthodox Church n
the Orthodox Church → l'Église f orthodoxe
orthodox Jew n → juif/ive m/f orthodoxe

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orthodox

adj

(Rel) → orthodox; the Orthodox (Eastern) Church → die orthodoxe (Ost)kirche

(fig) → konventionell; view, method, approach etc → orthodox

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orthodox [ˈɔːθəˌdɒks] adj → ortodosso/a

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orthodox

adj orthodox [ˈoːθədoks]

1 (of beliefs etc) generally accepted orthodox views. ortodoks, regsinnig, reggelowig مُسْتَقيم الرأي، تَقليدي общоприет ortodoxní ortodoks; konventionel anerkannt γενικά αποδεκτός, ορθόδοξος (για άποψη) ortodoxo üldtunnustatud پذیرفته ortodoksinen orthodoxe שַמרָנִי प्रामाणिक, परम्परागत uvriježen, krutih nazora hagyományos ortodoks viðtekinn ortodosso 正統派の 옳다고 인정된 visų priimtas, tradicinis ortodoksāls, tradicionāls; nemainīgs ortodoks orthodox ortodoks, vedtatt utarty ortodoxo ortodox, corect ортодоксальный;общепринятый ortodoxný splošno priznan ortodoksan vedertagen, konventionell ดั้งเดิม yerleşik 正統的，傳統的 ортодоксальний; загальноприйнятий مروج chính thống 正统的，传统的

2 (of people) holding such beliefs She is very orthodox in her approach to grammar. ortodoks تَقْليدي الرأي، مُحافِظ правоверен ortodoxní ortodoks; konventionel anerkannt που πιστεύει στις καθιερωμένες αρχές, ορθόδοξος (για πρόσωπο) ortodoxo dogmaatiline هماهنگ با اصول معمول puhdasoppinen orthodoxe אוֹרתוֹדוֹקסִי रूढ़िवादी krutih nazora ortodox ortodoks hefðbundinn ortodosso 伝統的な 정통파의 griežtų pažiūrų ortodoksāls ortodoks orthodox ortodoks, rettroende ortodoksyjny ortodoxo orto­dox; conservator консервативный ortodoxný pravoveren ortodoksan ortodox, renlärig, konventionell ดั้งเดิม onaylanmış 正統派的 ортодоксальний مقلد، راسخ الاعتقاد được nhiều người chấp thuận 正统派的