Definition of "orthodox" []

• Adhering to the accepted or traditional and established faith, especially in religion. (adjective)
• Adhering to the Christian faith as expressed in the early Christian ecumenical creeds. (adjective)
• Of or relating to any of the churches or rites of the Eastern Orthodox Church. (adjective)
• Of or relating to Orthodox Judaism. (adjective)
• Adhering to what is commonly accepted, customary, or traditional: an orthodox view of world affairs. (adjective)

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• "The opposite is true of Christianity: The Eastern Orthodox Church gave itself the term orthodox, meaning "correct belief.""
• "I am conservative (orthodox is a word that has taken on another meaning in concservative Anglican circles), so I would not support many of these statements as presented here."
• "Although the term orthodox or orthodoxy does not occur in the"