orthodox


2orthodox

noun
plural orthodox also or·tho·dox·es

Definition of ORTHODOX

1
: one that is orthodox
2
capitalized : a member of an Eastern Orthodox church

First Known Use of ORTHODOX

1587

Other Christian Religious Terms

Pentateuch, blasphemy, curate, doxology, eremite, iconoclasm, liturgy, orison, pneuma, reliquary

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