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orthodoxy

noun

or·​tho·​doxy ˈȯr-thə-ˌdäk-sē How to pronounce orthodoxy (audio)
plural orthodoxies
1
: the quality or state of being orthodox
2
: an orthodox belief or practice
3
Orthodoxy
a
: Eastern Orthodox Christianity

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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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 Their anti-Trump entrenchment has calcified into left-wing orthodoxy that’s difficult to unwind. Nafees Alam, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for orthodoxy

Word History

First Known Use

1630, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of orthodoxy was in 1630

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“Orthodoxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/orthodoxy. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.

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orthodoxy

noun
or·​tho·​doxy ˈȯr-thə-ˌdäk-sē How to pronounce orthodoxy (audio)
plural orthodoxies
1
: the quality or state of being orthodox
2
: an orthodox belief or practice

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