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Etymology: ne- + orthodoxy
: a 20th century movement in Protestant theology characterized by a reaction against liberalism, reemphasis on some orthodox Reformation doctrines (as God's transcendence, the fallen state of man, the inevitability of man's sin and his responsibility for it, discontinuity between time and eternity), and renewed stress on classic Protestant formularies interpreted through biblical language and symbolism — compare crisis theology , dialectical theology