orthodoxy
- noun
- /ˌɔrθəˈdɑksi/
- In many religious communities, traditional orthodoxy shapes the beliefs and practices passed down through generations.
- religious orthodoxy
- new orthodoxy
- political orthodoxy
And so we can say it's part of Stoic orthodoxy to some degree.
- And so we can say it's part of Stoic orthodoxy to some degree.
- If you in any way contradict the leftist orthodoxies, you can be cancelled.
- And what you've learned is this great university and throughout this system is to challenge orthodoxy.
- When we are dealing with high conflict and antagonistic personality styles, all bets and frankly all orthodoxies need to be off.
- And to have a small amount of insurance that's uncorrelated to the orthodoxy, I think it's just a smart risk management thing.
- And I saw, you know, I had some, I watched that war and had a different view from the orthodoxy.
- Doctors, scientists who tried to explore alternatives to the prevailing ortho, to the, you know, to the received orthodoxy.
- When, you know, you had dogma that couldn't, orthodoxies that couldn't be, Gaines said.
- And I've always stood outside of orthodoxy, which means, you know, straight thinking.
- Just not puritanical 'cause that sounds less cultural than Greek Orthodoxy, but strict, you know?
Examples
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The knowledge, skills, and attitudes of doctors reflect the medical orthodoxy at the time of their qualification.
Academic text (1999) -
Sowell, as is his habit, does not accept the orthodoxy in baseball or in politics.
Academic text (2011) -
More often than not, the orthodoxy will turn out to be right, but not always.
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Like it or not, the left has their orthodoxy as much as the right.
Blog text (9) -
At the same time, he defined what he said as proper orthodoxy.
Academic text (2013) -
So a big part of the orthodoxy in academia was about social and cultural issues relating to race and identity.
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By its very nature, ecumenism must be concerned with preserving Christian orthodoxy and passing it on.
Academic text (1991) -
Instead, France has clung to Gaullist orthodoxy, trying to sustain the same policies when circumstances no longer permit.
Academic text (1991) -
As the issue becomes more pressing, ideology and orthodoxy must be set aside, and creativity, flexibility, and pragmatism must be encouraged.
Academic text (2011) -
It's important for us to allow people to dissent from orthodoxies to introduce heterodox thinking, new approaches of, of living.
Synonyms
A custom or belief passed down in families and groups over time
A set of beliefs taught and held by a group, for example a religion or political party
The ideas and activities most people accept as normal
A belief or idea leaders expect everyone to accept without question
A set of beliefs that a faith group officially teaches
Valuing old customs and ways, especially in religion and culture
A belief a group has held for a long time and sees as normal
Following accepted customs and usual ways of doing things
A preference for usual ways of thinking or behaving, for example in art
Wanting to keep old customs and not accept change
Antonyms
- Formal
Beliefs or ideas that differ from what most people accept, often in religion
Compounds
How Orthodox
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Orthodoxy comes from the Greek parts ortho- meaning 'straight' or 'correct' and doxa meaning 'opinion' or 'belief', and you can remember it by thinking of an orthodontist who makes teeth straight. So, orthodoxy means the 'straight' or accepted beliefs and practices of a religion or group.