orthodoxy

Speech parts

1. orthodoxy - Noun

2. Orthodoxy - Proper noun

Meaning

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.

Consonance to genuine Scriptural doctrines; -- said of moral doctrines and beliefs; as, the orthodoxy of a creed.

By extension, said of any correct doctrine or belief.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

church gospel communion creed code convention catechism credo agreement religion principle belief faith teaching doctrine

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Antonyms

heterodoxy unorthodoxy heresy rebellion mistake abortion

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Hypernyms

orientation unoriginality

Hyponyms

convention conformity conventionalism conventionality traditionalism conformism

Related terms

orthodox orthogonal orthogonality orthodoxical neo-orthodoxy paleo-orthodoxy

Phrases with the word

anglican orthodoxy non-orthodoxy ideological orthodoxy

Examples

Orthodoxy is life. If we don't live Orthodoxy, we simply are not Orthodox, no matter what formal beliefs we might hold. Seraphim Rose

Orthodoxy is the diehard of the world of thought. It learns not, neither can it forget. Aldous Huxley

The heresy of one age becomes the orthodoxy of the next. Helen Keller

Orthodoxy is a relaxation of the mind accompanied by a stiffening of the heart. Edward Abbey

The heresies we should fear are those which can be confused with orthodoxy. Jorge Luis Borges

Heresy is the life of a mythology, and orthodoxy is the death. Joseph Campbell

Close letter words and terms

orthodoxize orthodoxly orthodoxness orthodromal orthodrome orthodromic