orthodox
IPA: ˈɔrθʌdɑks
noun
- (uncommon) An Orthodox Christian.
- (rare) An Orthodox Jew.
adjective
- Conforming to the accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology.
- Adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted.
- Of the eastern churches, Eastern Orthodox.
- Of a branch of Judaism.
- (botany) Of pollen, seed, or spores: viable for a long time; viable when dried to low moisture content.
- (Christianity) Of or pertaining to the Orthodox Churches collectively.
- (Christianity, loosely) Of or pertaining to a particular Orthodox Church, usually the Eastern Orthodox Church, sometimes the Oriental Orthodox Church or the Church of the East.
- (Judaism) Of or pertaining to Orthodox Judaism.
- (Quakerism) Of or pertaining to the Orthodox Quakers, a group of Quakers (subdivided into the Wilburite, Gurneyite and Beaconite branches) who split with the Hicksite Quakers due to favoring adopting mainstream Protestant orthodoxy.
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Examples of "orthodox" in Sentences
- The church is the seat of the local Orthodox bishopric.
- The orthodox church is located in the middle of the town.
- The prevailing confession is the Russian Orthodox Church.
- The Eastern Orthodox Church considers marriage as indissoluble.
- The Lusitanian Orthodox Church rejects the idea of a purgatory.
- The orthodox church rejected many of the views of the historical Paul.
- The service included the funeral rite of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
- This is the longest vacancy in the history of the Coptic Orthodox Church.
- The Coptic calendar is the calendar observed by the Coptic Orthodox Church.
- I am not comfortable asserting that this is the belief of the Orthodox Church.
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