orthodox
Meaning of orthodox
adjective
- following or conforming to the traditional or generally accepted rules or beliefs of a religion, philosophy, or practice.
Burke's views were orthodox in his time
orthodox medical treatment
orthodox Hindus
- of the ordinary or usual type; normal.
they avoided orthodox jazz venues
- relating to Orthodox Judaism.
Orthodox Jewish boys
everyone I knew was Orthodox
- relating to the Orthodox Church.
late Middle English: from Greek orthodoxos (probably via ecclesiastical Latin), from orthos ‘straight or right’ + doxa ‘opinion’.
Information about orthodox
- It is an adjective.
- The plural form of orthodox is: orthodoxes.
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Hyphenation of orthodox
or-tho-dox
- It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
- orthodox is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
orthodox synonyms
Meaning Orthodox:
Meaning averse to change or innovation and holding traditional values:
Meaning existing in or as part of a tradition; long-established:
Meaning adhering strictly to the rules of a particular religion, especially Judaism:
Meaning conforming to accepted behaviour or established practices; conventional:
Meaning having or showing deep religious feeling or commitment:
Meaning exact in correspondence or adherence to something; not allowing or admitting deviation or relaxation:
Meaning in accordance with fact or reality:
Words that rhyme with orthodox
pseudodox, Orthodox, antiorthodox, hyperorthodox, hyperothodox, neoorthodox, neourthodox, nonorthodox, philorthodox, semiorthodox, ultraorthodox, unorthodox, philodox, homodox, temodox, Monodox, heterodox
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