ORTHODOXY

[noun] [C]Orthodoxy is the generally accepted beliefs of society at a particular time.She was a playwright who challenged the political and social orthodoxies of her time.The current economic orthodoxy is of a free market and unregulated trade.Orthodoxy is also the traditional beliefs of a religious group or political party.She is a strict defender of Catholic orthodoxy. [U]He claims that there is no such thing as a single Christian orthodoxy and that people choose what they will and will not believe. [C]Orthodoxy is also the degree to which someone believes in traditional religious or political ideas.His orthodoxy began to be seriously questioned by his priest.