orthodox
adjective /ˈɔːθədɒks/
/ˈɔːrθədɑːks/
- (especially of beliefs or behaviour) generally accepted or approved of; following generally accepted beliefs synonym traditional
- orthodox medicine
- He is very orthodox in his views.
Extra Examples- I am not a very orthodox kind of counsellor.
- At that time the orthodox view was that secondary education should be selective.
- He pioneered what was to become the orthodox mode of social research.
- More orthodox scholars scoff at such theories.
- They presented a challenge to the more orthodox political parties.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- extremely
- fairly
- very
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- following closely the traditional beliefs and practices of a religion
- an orthodox Jew
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- extremely
- fairly
- very
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- Orthodoxbelonging to or connected with the Orthodox Church
Word Originlate Middle English: from Greek orthodoxos (probably via ecclesiastical Latin), from orthos ‘straight ’or‘ right’ + doxa ‘opinion’.