orthodox

US /ˈɔrθədɑks/ UK /ˈɔːθədɒks/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
conforming to established or traditional beliefs, especially in religion

He held strictly orthodox views on the matter.

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Synonyms

1 adj · conforming to established... conventional traditional establishedconformistaccepted mainstream conservative canonical

Opposites

unorthodox heterodox heretical unconventional nonconformist

Word family

Derived forms orthodoxyorthodoxly

Related forms heterodox paradox doctrine

Simplified etymology

Orthodox is formed from Greek orthos, meaning “straight” or “right,” and doxa, meaning “opinion.” Its literal sense is therefore “right opinion”; the same doxa appears in paradox.

Etymology

From Late Latin 'orthodoxus', from Greek 'orthodoxos' ('having the right opinion'), from 'orthos' ('right, straight, correct') plus 'doxa' ('opinion, belief').

ὀρθός Ancient Greek δόξα Ancient Greek

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# orthodox

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈɔrθədɑks/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɔːθədɒks/

## Meanings
1. conforming to established or traditional beliefs, especially in religion

## Examples
- He held strictly orthodox views on the matter.

## Synonyms
- conventional
- traditional
- established
- conformist
- accepted
- mainstream
- conservative
- canonical

## Antonyms
- unorthodox
- heterodox
- heretical
- unconventional
- nonconformist

## Derived Forms
- orthodoxy
- orthodoxly

## Related Forms
- heterodox
- paradox
- doctrine

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ὀρθός
- Root: δόξα

## Etymology
From Late Latin 'orthodoxus', from Greek 'orthodoxos' ('having the right opinion'), from 'orthos' ('right, straight, correct') plus 'doxa' ('opinion, belief').

## AI Etymology
Orthodox comes from Late Latin 'orthodoxus', from Greek 'orthodoxos' ('having the right opinion'), from 'orthos' ('right, straight, correct') plus 'doxa' ('opinion, belief'). The etymological trail includes Ancient Greek ὀρθός and Ancient Greek δόξα. As an adjective, orthodox means conforming to established or traditional beliefs, especially in religion. The same family is visible in derived forms such as orthodoxy and orthodoxly and related forms such as heterodox, paradox, and doctrine.

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