Found 2 items, similar to Orthodoxy.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: orthodoxy
orthodoxy
n 1: the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion) [ant:
unorthodoxy]
2: a belief or orientation agreeing with conventional standards
[ant:
unorthodoxy]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Orthodoxy
Orthodoxy
\Or"tho*dox`y\, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. orthodoxie. See
Orthodox.]
1. Soundness of faith; a belief in the doctrines taught in
the Scriptures, or in some established standard of faith;
-- opposed to
heterodoxy or to
heresy.
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Basil himself bears full and clear testimony to
Gregory's orthodoxy. --Waterland.
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2. Consonance to genuine Scriptural doctrines; -- said of
moral doctrines and beliefs; as, the orthodoxy of a creed.
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3. By extension, said of any generally accepted doctrine or
belief; the orthodox practice or belief.
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