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orthodoxy(dictionary)
Eastern Orthodoxy(encyclopedia)

orthodoxy (iou)



orthodoxy noun. M17.
[Late Latin orthodoxia from late (eccl.) Greek = right opinion, sound doctrine, from orthodoxos: see ORTHODOX, -Y3.]
The quality or character of being orthodox; belief in or agreement with what is, or is currently held to be, right, esp. in religious matters; the body of orthodox doctrine. M17.
An orthodox belief or opinion. L19.
The orthodox practice of Judaism; the body of Orthodox Jews or Orthodox Christians. L19.
Phrases: Feast of Orthodoxy a festival celebrated in the Orthodox Church on the first Sunday in Lent.