Complete Definition of "orthodox"

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English
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Etymology
From LL. orthodoxus, from Gr. orthodoxos, from orthos + doxa.

Adjective
en-adj

  1. conforming|Conforming to the established, accepted or traditional faith or religion.
  2. Adhering to whatever is traditional, customary or generally accepted.

Synonyms
(adhering to whatever is traditional, customary, accepted): conventional, conservative, mainstream

Antonyms
(adhering to whatever is traditional, customary, accepted): liberal, outlandish, unorthodox
(adhering to established religious doctrine or tradition): heretic, unorthodox

Translations
trans-top|Adhering to established religious doctrine or tradition
Danish: ortodoks, rettroende
Dutch: orthodox
Finnish: ortodoksinen, ortodoksi-, puhdasoppinen
trans-mid
French: orthodoxe
trans-bottom

trans-top|Adhering to whatever is traditional, customary, accepted
Chinese:
:Mandarin: zh-ts|正統|正� (zhèngt�ng)
Finnish: ortodoksinen, perinteinen, puhdasoppinen
Danish: ortodoks, almindelig anerkendt
Dutch: orthodox, traditioneel
trans-mid
French: orthodoxe
trans-bottom

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ttbc|Swedish: ortodox
ttbc|Romanian: ortodox

Related terms
Eastern Orthodox
Greek Orthodox
orthodoxy
Russian Orthodox
Serbian Orthodox

Category:Greek derivations

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Revision and Credits for"orthodox"
  • 2007-11-17 08:02 - SemperBlotto - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/24.68.148.20|24.68.148.20]] ([[User_talk:24.68.148.20|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:Hekaheka|Hekaheka]]

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