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Definition of orthodox adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

orthodox

adjective
 
/ˈɔːθədɒks/
 
/ˈɔːrθədɑːks/
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  1. (especially of beliefs or behaviour) generally accepted or approved of; following generally accepted beliefs synonym traditional
    • orthodox medicine
    • He is very orthodox in his views.
    opposite unorthodox compare heterodox
    Extra Examples
    • I am not a very orthodox kind of counsellor.
    • At that time the orthodox view was that secondary education should be selective.
    • He pioneered what was to become the orthodox mode of social research.
    • More orthodox scholars scoff at such theories.
    • They presented a challenge to the more orthodox political parties.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
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  2. following closely the traditional beliefs and practices of a religion
    • an Orthodox Jew
    Topics Religion and festivalsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
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  3. Orthodox
     belonging to or connected with the Orthodox Church
    4. Word Originlate Middle English: from Greek orthodoxos (probably via ecclesiastical Latin), from orthos ‘straight ’or‘ right’ + doxa ‘opinion’.
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