orthodox C2+ Topic:Religion & Belief 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · conforming to established... conventionaltraditionalestablishedconformistacceptedmainstreamconservativecanonical ↔ Opposites unorthodoxheterodoxhereticalunconventionalnonconformist Word family Derived forms orthodoxyorthodoxly Related forms heterodoxparadoxdoctrine Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Religion & Belief External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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. ## Topics - Religion & Belief markdown