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Orthodoxy - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Orthodoxy : (noun)
1: the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion) [ant:
unorthodoxy]
2: a belief or orientation agreeing with conventional standards
[ant: unorthodoxy]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Orthodoxy : \Or"tho*dox`y\, n. [Gr. ?: 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.
3. By extension, said of any correct doctrine or belief.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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