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adjective

1. Adhering to beliefs or practices approved by authority or tradition: canonical, received, sanctioned, time-honored. See usual/unusual.
2. Conforming to established practice or standards: button-down, conformist, conventional, establishmentarian, straight, traditional. Slang square. See usual/unusual.
3. Generally approved or agreed upon: accepted, conventional, received, recognized, sanctioned. See accept/reject, agree/disagree, straight/bent, usual/unusual.
4. Strongly favoring retention of the existing order: conservative, right, rightist, right-wing, Tory, traditionalist, traditionalistic. See keep/release.

noun

One who strongly favors retention of the existing order: conservative, rightist, right-winger, Tory, traditionalist. See keep/release.

adj

Definition: accepted, traditional
Antonyms: heterodox, unconventional, unorthodox, untraditional

(Greek, right belief) The term now denotes not so much right or true belief, as belief that is commonly shared.

Conforming to established doctrine, especially in religion; conventional. Those religious branches which interpret doctrinal law as authoritative and apply its principles and regulations to contemporary living.

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

n.

An ox wearing the popular religious joke.

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For a list of words related to orthodox, see:

• Moderate, Sane, Conservative, or Old-Fashioned
• Proper, Courteous, Refined, or Puritanical

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See words rhyming with "orthodox."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Orthodox.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ortodoks, rettroende, almindelig anerkendt
n. - ortodoks person, medlem af en ortodoks kirke

Nederlands (Dutch)
orthodox, rechtzinnig, streng gelovig, betreffende orthodoxe jodendom/ christendom

Français (French)
adj. - (gén, Relig) orthodoxe
n. - (gén, Relig) orthodoxe

Deutsch (German)
adj. - orthodox, konventionell
n. - die Orthodoxen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (θρησκ.) ορθόδοξος, (μτφ.) καθιερωμένος
n. pl. - (οι) ορθόδοξοι

Italiano (Italian)
ortodosso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - ortodoxo

Русский (Russian)
ортодоксальный, правоверный, приверженец традиции, общепринятые (взгляды)

Español (Spanish)
adj. - ortodoxo
n. - ortodoxo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ortodox, renlärig
n. pl. - de ortodoxa, medlemmar av den ortodoxa kyrkan

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
正统的, 惯常的, 传统的, 正统者, 正统的事物, 正统派

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 正統的, 慣常的, 傳統的
n. - 正統者, 正統的事物, 正統派

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 정설의, 동방정교회의, 보수적인
n. - 정설

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 正説の, 東方正教会の, 正しいと認められた, 伝統的な
n. - 正統派の人, 東方正教会の信者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) صحيح المعتقد (الجمع) أرثودكسي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮אדוק, שמרני, מאמין במוסכמות, לא מקורי, מקיים מצוות בקפדנות, אורתודוכסי‬
n. - ‮אדם אדוק בדת‬

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