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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryor·tho·dox I \ˈȯr-thə-ˌdäks\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Middle English orthodoxe, from Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French orthodoxe, from Late Latin orthodoxus,from Late Greek orthodoxos, from Greek orth- + doxa opinion — more at doxology DATE 15th century1. a. conforming to established doctrine especially in religion b. conventional2. capitalized : of, relating to, or constituting any of various conservative religious or political groups: as a. Eastern Orthodox b. of or relating to Orthodox Judaism• or·tho·dox·ly adverb II noun (plural orthodox also or·tho·dox·es) DATE 15871. one that is orthodox2. capitalized : a member of an Eastern Orthodox churchEnglish Etymologyorthodox 1580s, from L.L. orthodoxus, from Gk. orthodoxos "having the right opinion," from orthos "right, true, straight" (see ortho-) + doxa "opinion, praise," from dokein "to seem," from PIE base *dek- "to take, accept" (see decent). As the name of the Eastern Church, first recorded in Eng. 1772; in the sense of branch of Judaism, first recorded 1853.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7orthodoxortho·dox / 5C:WEdCks; NAmE 5C:rWEdB:ks / adjective1. (especially of beliefs or behaviour 尤指信仰或行为) generally accepted or approved of; following generally accepted beliefs 普遍接受的；正统的；规范的 SYN traditional : orthodox medicine 传统医学 OPP unorthodox ⇨ compare heterodox 2. following closely the traditional beliefs and practices of a religion 正统信仰的；正宗教义的: an orthodox Jew 正统的犹太教徒 3. Orthodox belonging to or connected with the Orthodox Church 正教的；东正教派的Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishorthodox adj. VERBS be His ideas are all fairly orthodox. ADV. highly, strictly, very This is the strictly orthodox view. I am not a very orthodox kind of counsellor. | fairlyOLTorthodox adj.⇨ traditionalWebster's Third New International Dictionary, UnabridgedSearch result show the entry is found in: orthodox jew , or orthodox judaism , or orthodox sunday , or russian orthodox , or ethiopian orthodox , or african orthodox , or eastern orthodox , or greek orthodoxor·tho·doxI. \ˈȯ(r)thəˌdäks\ adjectiveEtymology: Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French orthodoxe, from Late Latin orthodoxus, from Late Greek orthodoxos, from Greek orthodoxein to have the right opinion, from ortho- straight, right, true + -doxein (from doxa opinion, belief, reputation) — more at orth-, doxology1. : marked by conformity to doctrines or practices especially in religion that are held as right or true by some authority, standard, or tradition < the simple security of the old orthodox assumptions has vanished — A.N.Whitehead >as a. : conforming to the Christian faith as formulated in the church creeds and confessions < an orthodox Christian > b. : according to or congruous with the doctrines of Scripture as interpreted in some standard (as the creed of a church or decree of a council) < orthodox belief > < an orthodox book > — contrasted with heretical and heterodox2. usually capitalized : of, relating to, or characterizing a particular religious organization or group (as the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Sunnites of Islam, Hindus acknowledging the authority of the Vedas, or the conservative Friends as distinguished from the Hicksite Friends)3. a. : of, relating to, or characterizing the dominant or officially approved form of something < orthodox Marxism > < the orthodox form of a text > < orthodox economic theory > < the orthodox approach > b. : conservative < very orthodox in her belief and practices > < simple, dark, orthodox clothes — English Digest > c. : conventional < orthodox routes to Europe — Geographical Journal > < orthodox in treatment and subject — Charles Lee >• or·tho·dox·ness noun -esII. noun(plural orthodox or orthodoxes)Etymology: Medieval Latin orthodoxus, from Late Latin, orthodox, adjective1. : one that is orthodox2. usually capitalized : a member of the Eastern Orthodox Churc

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