orthodoxy
noun /ˈɔːθədɒksi/
/ˈɔːrθədɑːksi/
(plural orthodoxies)
- [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
- …
- challenge
- [uncountable, countable, usually plural] the traditional beliefs or practices of a religion, etc.Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- rigid
- strict
- current
- …
- challenge
- Orthodoxy[uncountable] the Orthodox Church, its beliefs and practicesTopics Religion and festivalsc2
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’.