Antonyms for orthodox
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : awr-thuh-doks |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔr θəˌdɒks |
Definition of orthodox
Origin :- mid-15c., of opinions, faith, from Late Latin orthodoxus, from Greek orthodoxos "having the right opinion," from orthos "right, true, straight" (see ortho-) + doxa "opinion, praise," from dokein "to seem," from PIE root *dek- "to take, accept" (see decent). As the name of the Eastern Church, first recorded in English 1772; in reference to a branch of Judaism, first recorded 1853.
- adj accepted, traditional
- I don't know what the orthodox people ever wanted to get up their theory of a hell for.
- Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous
- I can also enjoy the orthodox Liberal, though I understand him only too well.
- Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
- I can enjoy the orthodox Tory, though I could never understand him.
- Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
- By a regular priest and bishop, sir;--orthodox and dignified clergymen!
- Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper
- She had been devoted to Macedonius, and often interceded for the orthodox.
- Extract from : « The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI » by Thomas W. (Thomas William) Allies
- He allows nothing in his opinions and phrases but what is orthodox.
- Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
- It is an orthodox Socratic position, but Godwin was not a student of Plato.
- Extract from : « Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle » by H. N. Brailsford
- The orthodox recalled Paul; the Arians consecrated Macedonius.
- Extract from : « Byzantine Churches in Constantinople » by Alexander Van Millingen
- “God,” answered Carl glibly, as if that must be the only orthodox answer.
- Extract from : « Almost A Man » by Mary Wood-Allen
- He never, if he is orthodox, contemplates it for a moment as a thing to be even desired.
- Extract from : « Things as They Are » by Amy Wilson-Carmichael
Synonyms for orthodox
- according to the book
- acknowledged
- admitted
- approved
- authoritative
- buttoned-down
- by the numbers
- canonical
- conformist
- conservative
- conventional
- correct
- customary
- devout
- die-hard
- doctrinal
- established
- in line
- legitimate
- official
- old-line
- pious
- proper
- punctilious
- reactionary
- received
- recognized
- religious
- right
- rightful
- sanctioned
- sound
- square
- standard
- straight
- straight arrow
- traditionalistic
- true
- well-established
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