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See also: Orthodoxy
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὀρθοδοξία (orthodoxía), from ὀρθός (orthós, “correct”) + δόξα (dóxa, “way, opinion”). By surface analysis, orthodox + -y.
Pronunciation
Noun
orthodoxy (countable and uncountable, plural orthodoxies)
- Correctness of doctrine and belief in regard to any doctrinal (i.e. philosophical or theological) system.
- 2023 September 12, James Kirchick, “Bayard Rustin Challenged Progressive Orthodoxies”, in The New York Times:
- […] 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).
- 1949, F. A. Hayek, “The Intellectuals and Socialism”, in University of Chicago Law Review, volume 16, number 3, Chicago: University of Chicago, , page 431:
- Orthodoxy of any kind, any pretense that a system of ideas is final and must be unquestioningly accepted as a whole, is the one view which of necessity antagonizes all intellectuals, whatever their views on particular issues.
- 2024 July 31, David French, “Some Think What You Preach Matters More Than What You Do. It Doesn’t.”, in The New York Times:
- The two concepts are so distinct within Christianity that they have different names — orthodoxy (right belief) and orthopraxy (right conduct).
Antonyms
- heterodoxy
- cacodoxy (rare)
Related terms
Translations
the beliefs and practices of the Eastern Orthodox Church — see Orthodoxy
correctness in doctrine and belief
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