Orthodoxy — • Right belief or purity of faith. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Orthodoxy Orthodoxy † … Catholic encyclopedia
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}. [1913 Webster] Basil himself … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
orthodoxy — index doctrine, dogma Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
orthodoxy — 1620s, from Gk. orthodoxia, from orthodoxos (see ORTHODOX (Cf. orthodox)) … Etymology dictionary
orthodoxy — ► NOUN (pl. orthodoxies) 1) orthodox theory, doctrine, or practice. 2) the state of being orthodox. 3) the whole community of Orthodox Jews or Orthodox Christians … English terms dictionary
orthodoxy — [ôr′thə däk΄sē] n. pl. orthodoxies [Gr orthodoxia] 1. the quality or fact of being orthodox 2. an orthodox belief, doctrine, custom, etc … English World dictionary
ORTHODOXY — The term Orthodoxy first appeared in respect to Judaism in 1795, and became widely used from the beginning of the 19th century in contradistinction to the reform movement in judaism . In later times other terms, such as Torah true, became popular … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Orthodoxy — For other uses, see Orthodoxy (disambiguation). The Theotokos of Vladimir icon (12th century) The word orthodox, from Greek orthos ( right , true , straight ) + doxa ( opinion or belief , related to dokein, to think ),[1 … Wikipedia
Orthodoxy — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Orthodoxy >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 orthodoxy orthodoxy Sgm: N 1 strictness strictness soundness religious truth true faith Sgm: N 1 truth truth &c. 494 Sgm: N 1 soundness of doctrine soundness of doctrine … English dictionary for students
orthodoxy — UK [ˈɔː(r)θəˌdɒksɪ] / US [ˈɔrθəˌdɑksɪ] noun Word forms orthodoxy : singular orthodoxy plural orthodoxies 1) [countable/uncountable] an idea or practice that is accepted by most people as being correct or usual The current orthodoxy is child… … English dictionary
