orthodox
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Late Latin orthodoxus, from Ancient Greek ὀρθόδοξος (orthodoxos), from ὀρθός (orthos, “straight”) + δόξα (doxa, “opinion”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
orthodox (comparative more orthodox, superlative most orthodox)
- Conforming to the established, accepted or traditional doctrines of a given ideology, faith or religion. [from 15th c.]
- 2005, Alister E McGrath, Iustitia Dei:
- Five important modifications were made by the Pietists to the orthodox doctrine of justification, each corresponding to a distinctive aspect of the movement's agenda.
- 2009, Andrew Brown, The Guardian, 23 Dec 2009:
- ‘These speakers are academics who have specialised in Islamic sciences and are well respected in scholarly circles. It is grossly unjust to suggest that they belong to some fringe ideology rather than orthodox Islam.’
- 2005, Alister E McGrath, Iustitia Dei:
- Adhering to whatever is traditional, customary or generally accepted.
Synonyms [edit]
- (adhering to whatever is traditional): conventional, conservative, mainstream
Antonyms [edit]
- (conforming to the established faith): heretical, unorthodox, heterodox
- (adhering to whatever is traditional): liberal, outlandish, unorthodox
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Translations [edit]
Adhering to established religious doctrine or tradition
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Adhering to whatever is traditional, customary, accepted
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German [edit]
Adjective [edit]
orthodox (comparative orthodoxer, superlative am orthodoxesten)
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Declension [edit]
positive forms of orthodox
| gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist orthodox | sie ist orthodox | es ist orthodox | sie sind orthodox | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | orthodoxer | orthodoxe | orthodoxes | orthodoxe |
| genitive | orthodoxen | orthodoxer | orthodoxen | orthodoxer | |
| dative | orthodoxem | orthodoxer | orthodoxem | orthodoxen | |
| accusative | orthodoxen | orthodoxe | orthodoxes | orthodoxe | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der orthodoxe | die orthodoxe | das orthodoxe | die orthodoxen |
| genitive | des orthodoxen | der orthodoxen | des orthodoxen | der orthodoxen | |
| dative | dem orthodoxen | der orthodoxen | dem orthodoxen | den orthodoxen | |
| accusative | den orthodoxen | die orthodoxe | das orthodoxe | die orthodoxen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein orthodoxer | eine orthodoxe | ein orthodoxes | (keine) orthodoxen |
| genitive | eines orthodoxen | einer orthodoxen | eines orthodoxen | (keiner) orthodoxen | |
| dative | einem orthodoxen | einer orthodoxen | einem orthodoxen | (keinen) orthodoxen | |
| accusative | einen orthodoxen | eine orthodoxe | ein orthodoxes | (keine) orthodoxen | |
comparative forms of orthodox
superlative forms of orthodox