Orthodox Meaning
/ˈɔːθədɒks/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjConforming to the accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology.
adjAdhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted.
Sentence Examples
Outside the mainstream of orthodox Judaism, the apocalyptic books were more successful with certain movements.
Outside the mainstream of orthodox Judaism, apocalypticism was more successful with certain movements.
I am an atheist, but I am an orthodox atheist!
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ Jewish family follows all the traditional dietary laws strictly.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
His ____ approach to medicine meant he rarely recommended alternative treatments to his patients.
Word Origin & History
From Late Middle English orthodoxe, from Middle French orthodoxe and its etymon Late Latin orthodoxus, from Ancient Greek ὀρθόδοξος (orthódoxos), from ὀρθός (orthós, “straight”) + δόξα (dóxa, “opinion”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Five important modifications were made by the Pietists to the orthodox doctrine of justification, each corresponding to a distinctive aspect of the movement's agenda."
— 2005, Alister E McGrath, Iustitia Dei:
"‘These speakers are academics who have specialised in Islamic sciences and are well respected in scholarly circles. It is grossly unjust to suggest that they belong to some fringe ideology rather than orthodox Islam.’"
— 2009 December 23, Andrew Brown, The Guardian:
"She tattled on: first to one, then to the other—then to all, till she had tattled herself out of breath;—and then the orthodox half hour had expired, and the bell was rung, and the carriage ordered, and Mrs. Hare rose to depart."
— 1838, [Edward Bulwer-Lytton], chapter VII, in Alice or The Mysteries […], volume I, London: Saunders and Otley, […], →OCLC, book III, pages 297–298:
"Not only the quack cures of the past but also many forms of treatment given with the best will and intentions in the world by the best and most orthodox doctors of the time seem strange to us today."
— 1976 March 27, F. Dudley Hart, “History of the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis”, in British Medical Journal, volume 1, number 6012, →DOI, →JSTOR, page 763:
"[...which] Doherty hypothesized as the controlling variable for predicting who would become Orthodox or who would be Hicksite."
— 2006, Martha Paxson Grundy, The Evolution of a Quaker Community: Middletown Meeting, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1750-1850:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ Jewish family follows all the traditional dietary laws strictly.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
His ____ approach to medicine meant he rarely recommended alternative treatments to his patients.