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Webster 1913 Edition


Orthodoxy

Or′tho-doxˊy

,
Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK]: cf. F.
orthodoxie
. See
Orthodox
.]
1.
Soundness of faith; a belief in the doctrines taught in the Scriptures, or in some established standard of faith; – opposed to
heterodoxy
or to
heresy
.
Basil himself bears full and clear testimony to Gregory’s
orthodoxy
.
Waterland.
2.
Consonance to genuine Scriptural doctrines; – said of moral doctrines and beliefs;
as, the
orthodoxy
of a creed
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Orthodoxy

OR'THODOXY

,
Noun.
[Gr. right, true, and opinion, from to think.]
1.
Soundness of faith; a belief in the genuine doctrines taught in the Scriptures.
Basil bears full and clear testimony to Gregory's orthodoxy.
2.
Consonance to genuine scriptural doctrines; as the orthodoxy of a creed.