orthodoxadjective
uk/ˈɔː.θə.dɒks/us/ˈɔːr.θə.dɑːks/C2 (of beliefs, ideas, or activities) considered traditional, normal, and acceptable by most people:
orthodox treatment/methods
orthodox views/opinions
We would prefer a more orthodox approach/solution to the problem.
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heterodox
C2 (of religious people) having more traditional beliefs than other people in the same religious group:
orthodox Christians/Jews/Muslims
the (Greek/Russian/Eastern) Orthodox Church
a part of the Christian Church, with many members in Greece, Russia, and eastern Europe
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Standard and routine
- average
- bog-standard
- conformance
- conformity
- day-to-day
- default
- diet
- institutionalize
- regular
- regularize
- round
- routine
- routinely
- set
- standard
- staple
- std
- stock
- the daily round idiom
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