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单词 orthodoxy
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orthodoxy

noun
/ˈɔːθədɒksi/
/ˈɔːrθədɑːksi/
(plural orthodoxies)
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  1. [countable, uncountable] (formal) an idea or view that is generally accepted
    • an economist arguing against the current financial orthodoxy
    • a speech that challenges prevailing economic orthodoxy
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • rigid
    • strict
    • current
    verb + orthodoxy
    • challenge
    See full entry
  2. [uncountable, countable, usually plural] the traditional beliefs or practices of a religion, etc.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • rigid
    • strict
    • current
    verb + orthodoxy
    • challenge
    See full entry
  3. Orthodoxy
    [uncountable] the Orthodox Church, its beliefs and practicesTopics Religion and festivalsc2
  4. Word Originmid 17th cent.: via late Latin from late Greek orthodoxia ‘sound doctrine’, from orthodoxos (probably via ecclesiastical Latin), from orthos ‘straight ’or‘ right’ + doxa ‘opinion’.
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