- ORTHODOXY
- a religious system which claims to be the TRUE or right BELIEF. It contrasts itself with HERESY or deviation from the HISTORICAL TRADITION of a particular FAITH.
Concise dictionary of Religion. 2012.
ORTHODOXY
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orthodoxy — [ôr′thə däk΄sē] n. pl. orthodoxies [Gr orthodoxia] 1. the quality or fact of being orthodox 2. an orthodox belief, doctrine, custom, etc … English World dictionary
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Orthodoxy — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Orthodoxy >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 orthodoxy orthodoxy Sgm: N 1 strictness strictness soundness religious truth true faith Sgm: N 1 truth truth &c. 494 Sgm: N 1 soundness of doctrine soundness of doctrine … English dictionary for students
orthodoxy — UK [ˈɔː(r)θəˌdɒksɪ] / US [ˈɔrθəˌdɑksɪ] noun Word forms orthodoxy : singular orthodoxy plural orthodoxies 1) [countable/uncountable] an idea or practice that is accepted by most people as being correct or usual The current orthodoxy is child… … English dictionary
