Antonyms for orthodoxy
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : awr-thuh-dok-see |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔr θəˌdɒk si |
Definition of orthodoxy
Origin :- 1620s, from French orthodoxie and directly from Late Latin orthodoxia, from late Greek orthodoxia "right opinion," noun of quality from orthodoxos (see orthodox).
- noun dogma
- He thought he was bringing back the Monophysites to orthodoxy.
- Extract from : « The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI » by Thomas W. (Thomas William) Allies
- But, on the whole, comic courage shakes no hands with orthodoxy.
- Extract from : « Another Sheaf » by John Galsworthy
- With him orthodoxy was only a means to an end, a more vigorous Christian life.
- Extract from : « Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark » by Jens Christian Aaberg
- Orthodoxy had instilled a formal, but often spiritless faith.
- Extract from : « Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark » by Jens Christian Aaberg
- There was no longer any question as to the orthodoxy of Francis.
- Extract from : « The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by Henry Martyn Baird
- It was clear that some standard of orthodoxy must be established.
- Extract from : « The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by Henry Martyn Baird
- He himself, in his book on Orthodoxy, throws over the intellectuals.
- Extract from : « Personality in Literature » by Rolfe Arnold Scott-James
- It is written only in actions, and its seal is our character, not our orthodoxy.
- Extract from : « A Labrador Doctor » by Wilfred Thomason Grenfell
- So far then as orthodoxy is concerned, change and progress are impossible.
- Extract from : « The Faith of Islam » by Edward Sell
- I honoured his orthodoxy, and did not much censure his asperity.
- Extract from : « A Journey to the Western Isles of Scotland » by Samuel Johnson
Synonyms for orthodoxy
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