orthodox
Short definition from Wiktionary
Adjective
- Conforming to the accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology.
- Adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted.
- Of the eastern churches, Eastern Orthodox.
- Of a branch of Judaism.
- Of pollen, seed, or spores: viable for a long time; viable when dried to low moisture content.
- Of or pertaining to the Orthodox Churches collectively.
- Of or pertaining to a particular Orthodox Church, usually the Eastern Orthodox Church, sometimes the Oriental Orthodox Church or the Church of the East.
- Of or pertaining to Orthodox Judaism.
- Of or pertaining to the Orthodox Quakers, a group of Quakers (subdivided into the Wilburite, Gurneyite and Beaconite branches) who split with the Hicksite Quakers due to favoring adopting mainstream Protestant orthodoxy.
Noun
- An Orthodox Christian.
- An Orthodox Jew.
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