orthodoxy
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See also: Orthodoxy
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ὀρθοδοξία (orthodoxía), from ὀρθός (orthós, “correct”) + δόξα (dóxa, “way, opinion”). By surface analysis, orthodox + -y.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɔːθədɒksi/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔɹθədɑksi/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɔːɹθədɑːksi/
Noun
[edit]orthodoxy (countable and uncountable, plural orthodoxies)
- Correctness in doctrine and belief.
- 2023 September 12, James Kirchick, “Bayard Rustin Challenged Progressive Orthodoxies”, in The New York Times[1]:
- […] these tributes studiously ignore another aspect of his life: how, throughout his later career, Mr. Rustin repeatedly challenged progressive orthodoxies.
- Conformity to established and accepted beliefs (usually of religions).
- 2024 July 31, David French, “Some Think What You Preach Matters More Than What You Do. It Doesn’t.”, in The New York Times[2]:
- The two concepts are so distinct within Christianity that they have different names — orthodoxy (right belief) and orthopraxy (right conduct).
Antonyms
[edit]- heterodoxy
- cacodoxy (rare)
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]the beliefs and practices of the Eastern Orthodox Church — see Orthodoxy
correctness in doctrine and belief
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