orthodoxy

[ awr-thuh-dok-see ]

noun

, plural or·tho·dox·ies

1. orthodox belief or practice.
2. orthodox character.

Other Words From

• anti·ortho·doxy noun
• hyper·ortho·doxy noun
• pro-ortho·doxy adjective
• un·ortho·doxy noun plural unorthodoxies

Word History and Origins

Origin of orthodoxy¹

1620–30; < Late Latin orthodoxia < Greek orthodoxía right opinion, equivalent to orthódox ( os ) ( orthodox ) + -ia -y ³

Example Sentences

And what room is left in the Republican Party for someone pledging less than 100% fealty to Trump and rejecting his orthodoxy on issues such as green energy and election denial?

From Los Angeles Times

When it became Democratic orthodoxy under Presidents Carter and Clinton, the party pivoted to “‘Reagan Democrats’ and suburbant white voters at the expense of the labor and civil rights movements.”

From Los Angeles Times

Another psychological change was that India no longer worshipped at the altar of orthodoxy.

From BBC

Trump, who eschews much of the Republican Party’s orthodoxy, promotes an “America First” approach that often translates into “America Alone.”

From Los Angeles Times

"What we have now in the Age of Trump is a situation where what it means to be a Christian is adherence to political conservative orthodoxy, rather than Christian doctrinal orthodoxy."

From Salon

Related Words

• belief
• doctrine
• tradition