orthodox

or·tho·dox

 (ôr′thə-dŏks′)

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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or′tho·dox′ly adv.

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orthodox

(ˈɔːθəˌdɒks)

adj

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

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

[C16: via Church Latin from Greek orthodoxos, from orthos correct + doxa belief]

ˈorthoˌdoxly adv

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Orthodox

(ˈɔːθəˌdɒks)

adj

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

2. (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

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or•tho•dox

(ˈɔr θəˌdɒks)

adj.

1. conforming to the approved form of any doctrine, philosophy, ideology, etc.

2. conforming to generally approved beliefs, attitudes, or modes of conduct.

3. customary or conventional; established.

4. sound or correct in mattters of theological doctrine or opinion.

5. conforming to the Christian faith as represented in the creeds of the early church.

6. (cap.) of, pertaining to, or designating the Eastern Church, esp. the Greek Orthodox Church.

7. (cap.) conforming to or characteristic of Orthodox Judaism.

[1575–85; < Late Latin orthodoxus right in religion < Late Greek orthódoxos=ortho- ortho- + -doxos, derivative of dóxa belief, opinion]

or′tho•dox`ly, adv.

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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

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orthodox

adjective

1. Adhering to beliefs or practices approved by authority or tradition:

canonical, received, sanctioned, time-honored.

2. Conforming to established practice or standards:

button-down, conformist, conventional, establishmentarian, straight, traditional.

Slang: square.

3. Generally approved or agreed upon:

accepted, conventional, received, recognized, sanctioned.

4. Strongly favoring retention of the existing order:

conservative, right, rightist, right-wing, Tory, traditionalist, traditionalistic.

noun

One who strongly favors retention of the existing order:

conservative, rightist, right-winger, Tory, traditionalist.

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Translations

تَقْليدي الرأي، مُحافِظمُسْتَقيم الرأي، تَقليدي

konventionelortodoks

anerkanntorthodox

ortodoxo

orthodoxe

ortodox

hefîbundinnviîtekinn

ortodossola Chiesa ortodossa

griežtų pažiūrųtradicinisvisų priimtas

nemainīgsortodoksālsortodoksāls, tradicionāls

ortodoksrettroende

ortodoxo

ortodoxný

onaylanmışyerleşik

传统的正统派的正统的

orthodox

[ˈɔːθədɒks] ADJ → ortodoxo

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orthodox

[ˈɔː^rθədɒks] adj

[belief, method, system] → orthodoxe

[church, Christian] → orthodoxe orthodox JewOrthodox Church n
the Orthodox Church → l'Église f orthodoxeorthodox 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

(ˈoːθədoks) adjective

1. (of beliefs etc) generally accepted. orthodox views. ortodoks, regsinnig, reggelowig مُسْتَقيم الرأي، تَقليدي общоприет ortodoxo ortodoxní anerkannt ortodoks; konventionel γενικά αποδεκτός, ορθόδοξοςortodoxo 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 orthodoxortodoks, vedtatt utarty منل شوى ortodoxo ortodox, corect ортодоксальный;общепринятый ortodoxný splošno priznan ortodoksan vedertagen, konventionell (ความเชื่อ) เป็นที่ยอมรับทั่วไป 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 ortodoxo ortodoxní anerkannt ortodoks; konventionel που πιστεύει στις καθιερωμένες αρχές, ορθόδοξοςortodoxo dogmaatiline هماهنگ با اصول معمول puhdasoppinen orthodoxe אוֹרתוֹדוֹקסִי रूढ़िवादी krutih nazora ortodox ortodoks hefðbundinn ortodosso 伝統的な 정통파의 griežtų pažiūrų ortodoksāls ortodoks orthodoxortodoks, rettroende ortodoksyjny له معمولى اصولو سره همغږى ortodoxo orto­dox; conservator консервативный ortodoxný pravoveren ortodoksan ortodox, renlärig, konventionell (คน) ที่มีความเชื่ออย่างคนทั้งหลาย onaylanmış 正統派的 ортодоксальний مقلد، راسخ الاعتقاد được nhiều người chấp thuận 正统派的

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