noun
orthodoxy
AW-thuh-dok-see
noun
1
Strict adherence to accepted or traditional beliefs, especially religious ones.
"The reformers were accused of straying from Church orthodoxy."
2
The established or generally accepted view on a subject.
"His theory challenged decades of economic orthodoxy."
How to Use Orthodoxy
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe accepted, traditional set of beliefs on a topic — religious or otherwise.
Common pairings
challenge orthodoxy
religious orthodoxy
departure from orthodoxy
Word Forms
orthodoxies plural
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Etymology
From Greek orthodoxia, built the same way as "orthodox" — orthos ("correct") + doxa ("opinion").