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orthodoxy |
2 definitions found 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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