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   orthodox

   /ˈɔːθədɒks/

   adjective

   • 1. following or conforming to the traditional or generally accepted rules or beliefs of a religion, philosophy, or practice: "Burke's views were orthodox in his time" Similar conservativetraditionalobservantconformistdevoutstricttruetrue blueof the faithof the true faith
   • ▪ (of a person) not independent-minded; conventional and unoriginal: "a relatively orthodox artist" Similar conventionalmainstreamconformistacceptedapprovedreceivedrecognizedcorrectproperestablishedwell establishedauthorizedauthoritativetraditionaltraditionalistprevailingprevalentcommonpopularcustomaryusualnormalregularstandardcanonicaldoctrinalunhereticalconservativeunoriginalderivativebien pensantOpposite unconventionalunorthodoxnonconformist
   • 2. of the ordinary or usual type; normal: "they avoided orthodox jazz venues"
   • 3. relating to Orthodox Judaism: "Orthodox Jewish boys"
   • 4. relating to the Orthodox Church.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Greek orthodoxos (probably via ecclesiastical Latin), from orthos ‘straight or right’ + doxa ‘opinion’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. orthodoxly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 19

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