orthodoxy

Pronunciation: /ˈɔɹθədɑksi/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion)
  2. noun a belief or orientation agreeing with conventional standards

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀρθοδοξία (orthodoxía), from ὀρθός (orthós, “correct”) + δόξα (dóxa, “way, opinion”). By surface analysis, orthodox + -y.

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
unoriginality
Narrower (hyponyms)
traditionalism, conventionality
Opposite (antonyms)
unorthodoxy

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