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Webster 1913 Edition
Orthodox
Or′tho-dox
,Adj.
1.
Sound in opinion or doctrine, especially in religious doctrine; hence, holding the Christian faith; believing the doctrines taught in the Scriptures; – opposed to
heretical
and heterodox
; as, an
. orthodox
Christian2.
According or congruous with the doctrines of Scripture, the creed of a church, the decree of a council, or the like;
as, an
orthodox
opinion, book, etc.He saluted me on both cheeks in the
orthodox
manner. H. R. Haweis.
☞ The term orthodox differs in its use among the various Christian communions. The Greek Church styles itself the “Holy Orthodox Apostolic Church,” regarding all other bodies of Christians as more or less heterodox. The Roman Catholic Church regards the Protestant churches as heterodox in many points. In the United States the term orthodox is frequently used with reference to divergent views on the doctrine of the Trinity. Thus it has been common to speak of the Trinitarian Congregational churches in distinction from the Unitarian, as Orthodox.` The name is also applied to the conservative, in distinction from the “liberal”, or Hicksite, body in the Society of Friends.
Schaff-Herzog Encyc.
Webster 1828 Edition
Orthodox
OR'THODOX
,Adj.
1.
Sound in the christian faith; believing the genuine doctrines taught in the Scriptures; opposed to heretical; as an orthodox christian.2.
According with the doctrines of Scripture; as an orthodox creed or faith.Definition 2024
Orthodox
Orthodox
See also: orthodox
English
Adjective
Orthodox (comparative more Orthodox, superlative most Orthodox)
- Of or pertaining to the Eastern Orthodox Church.
- Of or pertaining to the Oriental Orthodox Church.
- Of or pertaining to Orthodox Judaism.
Derived terms
Translations
of the Eastern Christian Orthodox church
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of Orthodox Judaism
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See also
orthodox
orthodox
See also: Orthodox
English
Adjective
orthodox (comparative more orthodox, superlative most orthodox)
- Conforming to the established, accepted or traditional doctrines of a given ideology, faith or religion. [from 15th c.]
- 2005, Alister E McGrath, Iustitia Dei:
- 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.
- 2009, Andrew Brown, The Guardian, 23 Dec 2009:
- ‘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.’
- 2005, Alister E McGrath, Iustitia Dei:
- Adhering to whatever is traditional, customary or generally accepted.
- (botany, of seed, pollen, spores) Viable for a long time, viable when dried to low moisture content.
Synonyms
- (adhering to whatever is traditional): conventional, conservative
Antonyms
- (conforming to the established faith): heretical, unorthodox, heterodox
- (adhering to whatever is traditional): liberal, outlandish, unorthodox
- (viable for a long time): recalcitrant
Related terms
- Eastern Orthodox
- Greek Orthodox
- orthodoxan
- Orthodoxy
- Russian Orthodox
- Serbian Orthodox
Translations
Adhering to established religious doctrine or tradition
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Adhering to whatever is traditional, customary, accepted
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German
Etymology
From Late Latin orthodoxus, from Ancient Greek ὀρθόδοξος (orthódoxos), from ὀρθός (orthós, “straight”) + δόξα (dóxa, “opinion”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɔʁ.toˈdɔks/
Adjective
orthodox (comparative orthodoxer, superlative am orthodoxesten)
- (religion, sometimes other ideologies) orthodox
- Er ist orthodoxer Marxist.
- He is an orthodox Marxist.
- Er ist orthodoxer Marxist.
- (religion) Orthodox
- Er ist orthodoxer Jude.
- He is an Orthodox Jew.
- Er ist orthodoxer Jude.
Usage notes
- Particularly in Christian contexts, the word is ambiguous as it can mean “not heterodox” and “Eastern Orthodox”. For the latter a rarely used specification byzantinisch-orthodox is available.
Declension
Positive forms of orthodox
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist orthodox | sie ist orthodox | es ist orthodox | sie sind orthodox | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | orthodoxer | orthodoxe | orthodoxes | orthodoxe |
| genitive | orthodoxen | orthodoxer | orthodoxen | orthodoxer | |
| dative | orthodoxem | orthodoxer | orthodoxem | orthodoxen | |
| accusative | orthodoxen | orthodoxe | orthodoxes | orthodoxe | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der orthodoxe | die orthodoxe | das orthodoxe | die orthodoxen |
| genitive | des orthodoxen | der orthodoxen | des orthodoxen | der orthodoxen | |
| dative | dem orthodoxen | der orthodoxen | dem orthodoxen | den orthodoxen | |
| accusative | den orthodoxen | die orthodoxe | das orthodoxe | die orthodoxen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein orthodoxer | eine orthodoxe | ein orthodoxes | (keine) orthodoxen |
| genitive | eines orthodoxen | einer orthodoxen | eines orthodoxen | (keiner) orthodoxen | |
| dative | einem orthodoxen | einer orthodoxen | einem orthodoxen | (keinen) orthodoxen | |
| accusative | einen orthodoxen | eine orthodoxe | ein orthodoxes | (keine) orthodoxen | |
Comparative forms of orthodox
Superlative forms of orthodox
Synonyms
- (orthodox): rechtgläubig
Related terms
Derived terms
- Griechisch-Orthodoxe Kirche f
- Koptisch-Orthodoxe Kirche f
- Russisch-Orthodoxe Kirche f
- Syrisch-Orthodoxe Kirche f
- unorthodox