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Meaning of Orthodoxy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈɔːθədɒksi

Definitions

  1. The Eastern Orthodox Church.
  2. Correctness of doctrine and belief in regard to any doctrinal (i.e. philosophical or theological) system.
  3. Conformity to established and accepted beliefs (usually of religions).
  4. The aggregate of the definitive elements of the Eastern Orthodox Church, such as its faith, worship, theology, and traditions.
  5. The beliefs and practices of Orthodox Judaism.

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca pravoslavlıq
Ελληνικά ορθοδοξία
Español ortodoxia
Eesti õigeusk
Français orthodoxie
Italiano ortodossia
日本語 せいとう 正教 正教会 正統
Қазақша православие
한국어 정교 정교회 정설 정통
Lietuvių stačiatikybė
Македонски православие
Nederlands orthodoxie
Português ortodoxia ortodoxismo
Türkçe Ortodoksluk
Українська православ'я

Examples

“[…] these tributes studiously ignore another aspect of his life: how, throughout his later career, Mr. Rustin repeatedly challenged progressive orthodoxies.”
“Orthodoxy of any kind, any pretense that a system of ideas is final and must be unquestioningly accepted as a whole, is the one view which of necessity antagonizes all intellectuals, whatever their views on particular issues.”
“The two concepts are so distinct within Christianity that they have different names — orthodoxy (right belief) and orthopraxy (right conduct).”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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