Conforming to the accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology.
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.
Adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted.
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.
Of or pertaining to the Orthodox Churches collectively.
An Orthodox Christian.
The Greek Orthodox population of the 62 bishoprics in 1886 numbered 65,549,096. to which the Orthodoxes of the army and navy must be added.
An Orthodox Jew.
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...
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