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orthodox.

Conforming to the accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology.

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Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɔːθədɒks/UK/ˈɔɹθədɑks/US
  1. Conforming to the accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology.

  2. Adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted.

  3. Of the eastern churches, Eastern Orthodox.

  4. Of a branch of Judaism.

  5. Of pollen, seed, or spores: viable for a long time; viable when dried to low moisture content.

Where this word comes from

From Late Middle English orthodoxe, from Middle French orthodoxe and its etymon Late Latin orthodoxus, from Ancient Greek ὀρθόδοξος (orthódoxos), from ὀρθός (orthós, “straight”) + δόξα (dóxa, “opinion”). Displaced native Old English wuldorlīċ.

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