Hypertext Webster Gateway: "orthodoxy"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Orthodoxy \Or"tho*dox`y\, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. orthodoxie. See
{Orthodox}.]
1. Soundness of faith; a belief in the doctrines taught in
the Scriptures, or in some established standard of faith;
-- opposed to {heterodoxy} or to {heresy}.
Basil himself bears full and clear testimony to
Gregory's orthodoxy. --Waterland.
2. Consonance to genuine Scriptural doctrines; -- said of
moral doctrines and beliefs; as, the orthodoxy of a creed.
3. By extension, said of any correct doctrine or belief.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
orthodoxy
n 1: the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion) [ant:
{unorthodoxy}]
2: a belief or orientation agreeing with conventional standards
[ant: {unorthodoxy}]
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