ORTHODOXY


Meaning of ORTHODOXY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɔ:(r)θədɒksi ]

( orthodoxies)

1.

An orthodoxy is an accepted view about something.

These ideas rapidly became the new orthodoxy in linguistics...

What was once a novel approach had become orthodoxy.

N-VAR

2.

The old, traditional beliefs of a religion, political party, or philosophy can be referred to as orthodoxy .

...a conflict between Nat’s religious orthodoxy and Rube’s belief that his mission is to make money.

N-UNCOUNT : also N in pl

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