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Meaning
Adj
●
Conforming to the
accepted
,
established
, or
traditional
doctrines
of a given
faith
,
religion
, or ideology.
●
Adhering to whatever is
customary
,
traditional
, or
generally
accepted.
●
Of the
eastern
churches
, Eastern Orthodox.
●
Of a
branch
of Judaism.
●
In Botany:
Of
pollen
,
seed
, or
spores
:
viable
for a
long time
;
viable
when
dried
to low
moisture
content.
●
In Christianity:
Of or
pertaining
to the Orthodox Churches collectively.
●
In Christianity & Quakerism:
Of or
pertaining
to a particular Orthodox Church, usually the Eastern Orthodox Church, sometimes the Oriental Orthodox Church or the Church of the East.
●
In Judaism:
Of or
pertaining
to Orthodox Judaism.
●
In Quakerism:
Of or
pertaining
to the Orthodox Quakers, a group of Quakers (subdivided into the Wilburite, Gurneyite and Beaconite
branches
) who
split
with the Hicksite Quakers due to
favoring
adopting
mainstream
Protestant
orthodox
y.
Noun
●
An Orthodox Christian.
●
An Orthodox Jew.
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Origin
orthodox
English
orthodoxus
Latin
ὀρθόδοξος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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