orthodox

See also: Orthodox

English

Etymology

From Late Latin orthodoxus, from Ancient Greek ὀρθόδοξος (orthódoxos), from ὀρθός (orthós, “straight”) + δόξα (dóxa, “opinion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔːθədɒks/
• IPA^(key): /ˈɔːɹθədɑks/

• Audio (US):

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Adjective

orthodox (comparative more orthodox, superlative most orthodox)

1. Conforming to the accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology. [from 15th c.]

   Antonyms: heretical, heterodox, unorthodox

   • 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.’

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

   Synonyms: conservative, conventional

   Antonyms: liberal, outlandish, unorthodox
3. (botany) Of pollen, seed, or spores: viable for a long time; viable when dried to low moisture content.

   Antonym: recalcitrant

Derived terms

• orthodoxise, orthodoxize

Related terms

Terms related to orthodox

• Eastern Orthodox
• Greek Orthodox
• orthodoxan
• Orthodoxy
• orthodoxy
• Russian Orthodox
• Serbian Orthodox

 

Translations

conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology

• Armenian: ուղղադավան (hy) (uġġadavan), ուղղահավատ (hy) (uġġahavat), ուղղափառ (hy) (uġġapʻaṙ), օրթոդոքսալ (ōrtʻodokʻsal)
• Catalan: ortodox (ca)
• Czech: ortodoxní (cs), pravověrný
• Danish: ortodoks, rettroende
• Dutch: orthodox (nl)
• Estonian: õigeusklik
• Finnish: ortodoksinen (fi), ortodoksi-, puhdasoppinen (fi)
• French: orthodoxe (fr)
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: orthodox (de)
• Greek: ορθόδοξος (el) m (orthódoxos)
• Hebrew: אוֹרְתּוֹדוֹקְסִי
• Hungarian: ortodox (hu)
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• Ido: ortodoxo (io)
• Irish: ceartchreidmheach, ortadocsach
• Italian: ortodosso (it) m
• Persian: ارتدکس (fa) (ortodoks)
• Polish: ortodoksyjny (pl), prawowierny (pl)
• Portuguese: ortodoxo (pt)
• Russian: ортодокса́льный (ru) (ortodoksálʹnyj), правове́рный (ru) (pravovérnyj)
• Slovak: pravoslávny, ortodoxný (sk)
• Spanish: ortodoxo (es)
• Swedish: ortodox (sv), renlärig (sv)
• Volapük: lotodogik
• Yiddish: אָרטאָדאָקסיש (ortodoksish)

adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 正統／正统 (zh) (zhèngtǒng), 正统 (zh) (zhèngtǒng)

• Danish: ortodoks, almindelig anerkendt
• Dutch: orthodox (nl), traditioneel (nl)
• Finnish: ortodoksinen (fi), perinteinen (fi), puhdasoppinen (fi)
• French: orthodoxe (fr)
• German: orthodox (de)
• Greek: ορθόδοξος (el) m (orthódoxos)
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• Hungarian: ortodox (hu)
• Ido: ortodoxo (io)
• Italian: ortodosso (it) m
• Latin: orthodoxus
• Portuguese: ortodoxo (pt)
• Russian: общепри́нятый (ru) (obščeprínjatyj), традицио́нный (ru) (tradiciónnyj)
• Spanish: ortodoxo (es)
• Volapük: lotodogik

viable for a long time

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• Romanian: ^{(please verify)} ortodox (ro)
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• Swedish: ^{(please verify)} ortodox (sv)

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin orthodoxus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɔr.toːˈdɔks/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: or‧tho‧dox
• Rhymes: -ɔks

Adjective

orthodox (not comparable)

1. orthodox
   1. (ideology, religion) conforming to conventional norms in opinion or practice

      Karl Kautsky was een orthodoxe socialist. ― Karl Kautsky was an orthodox socialist.

   2. (more generally) staying close to established customs, not particularly innovative

Inflection

Declension of orthodox
uninflected	orthodox
inflected	orthodoxe
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		orthodox
indefinite	m./f. sing.	orthodoxe
	n. sing.	orthodox
	plural	orthodoxe
definite		orthodoxe
partitive		orthodox

Antonyms

• heterodox
• onorthodox

Derived terms

• ultraorthodox

Related terms

• orthodoxie

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German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl]  orthodoxus, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ὀρθόδοξος (orthódoxos), from ὀρθός (orthós, “straight”) + δόξα (dóxa, “opinion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɔʁ.toˈdɔks/

• Audio:

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Adjective

orthodox (comparative orthodoxer, superlative am orthodoxesten)

1. (religion, sometimes other ideologies) orthodox

   Er ist orthodoxer Marxist.

   He is an orthodox Marxist.

2. (religion) Orthodox

   Er ist orthodoxer Jude.

   He is an Orthodox Jew.

Usage notes

• Particularly in Christian contexts, the word is ambiguous as it can have the general sense of “not heterodox”, or the specific senses of “Eastern Orthodox” and “Oriental Orthodox” (which are distinct groups). The specifications byzantinisch-orthodox (“Eastern Orthodox”) and orientalisch-orthodox (“Oriental Orthodox”) are available, though the former is rarely used.

Synonyms

• (orthodox): rechtgläubig

Derived terms

• Griechisch-Orthodoxe Kirche f
• Koptisch-Orthodoxe Kirche f
• Russisch-Orthodoxe Kirche f
• Syrisch-Orthodoxe Kirche f
• unorthodox

Related terms

• Orthodoxie

Further reading

• “orthodox” in Duden online