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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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}.
Basil himself bears full and clear testimony to
Gregory's orthodoxy. --Waterland.
2. Consonance to genuine Scriptural doctrines; -- said of
moral doctrines and beliefs; as the orthodoxy of a creed.
3. By extension, said of any correct doctrine or belief.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
orthodoxy
n 1: the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion) [ant:
{unorthodoxy}]
2: a belief or orientation agreeing with conventional standards
[ant: {unorthodoxy}]
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