orthodoxy
noun
or·tho·doxy
ˈȯr-thə-ˌdäk-sē 
plural orthodoxies
Examples of orthodoxy in a Sentence
I was surprised by the orthodoxy of her political views.
He rejected the orthodoxies of the scientific establishment.
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Leonardo Feldman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Finally, the proliferation of educational programs reflects – and creates – a need within orthodoxy.
—Michal Raucher, The Conversation, 19 Nov. 2025
In his telling, this attack on limits is legible in a host of current phenomena, including mass immigration, free-market orthodoxy, the rise of AI, overseas labor exploitation, the clear-cutting of rainforests, and new ideas about gender.
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But Canada was now tethered closer than ever to its neighbor and would be signed up wholesale to the economic orthodoxies of the coming neoliberal age.
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Leonardo Feldman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Finally, the proliferation of educational programs reflects – and creates – a need within orthodoxy.
—Michal Raucher, The Conversation, 19 Nov. 2025
In his telling, this attack on limits is legible in a host of current phenomena, including mass immigration, free-market orthodoxy, the rise of AI, overseas labor exploitation, the clear-cutting of rainforests, and new ideas about gender.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 11 Nov. 2025
But Canada was now tethered closer than ever to its neighbor and would be signed up wholesale to the economic orthodoxies of the coming neoliberal age.
—Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Orthodoxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/orthodoxy. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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orthodoxy
noun
or·tho·doxy
ˈȯr-thə-ˌdäk-sē
plural orthodoxies
1
: the quality or state of being orthodox
2
: an orthodox belief or practice
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