orthodoxy

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Recent Examples of orthodoxy Unfortunately, the writers appear more concerned with using buzzwords of the ideological orthodoxy all too present on college campuses, than actually tackling the issues at the heart of the problem. Nikos Mohammadi, Hartford Courant, 6 Apr. 2025 Leo was a staunch proponent of church orthodoxy, helping guide the early church on tenets including the dual nature of Christ and the idea of papal infallibility. Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 9 May 2025 He is not known as the most charismatic of speakers, but has voiced his opinions with less ambiguity than many church leaders often do, pushing for theological orthodoxy in his decade-long role as head of the Council of European Bishops' Conferences. Willem Marx, NPR, 22 Apr. 2025 Trump has discarded decades of American foreign policy orthodoxy, forging ahead in pursuit of new deals with countries like Russia — while other allies like Ukraine are left as collateral damage. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for orthodoxy
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conformity
Noun
  • Design For Identity Integration, Not Assimilation Too often, organizations reward conformity under the guise of culture fit.
    Mary Hemphill, PhD, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
  • Now the Trump administration is implementing an authoritarian plan to squash dissent, force conformity, and bring universities to their knees — in the name of protecting American Jews.
    Sandy Tolan, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2025

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“Orthodoxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orthodoxy. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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