orthodoxynoun
uk/ˈɔː.θə.dɒk.si/us/ˈɔːr.θə.dɑːk.si/[ C ] the generally accepted beliefs of society at a particular time:
The current economic orthodoxy is of a free market and unregulated trade.
[ C or U ] the traditional beliefs of a religious group or political party:
She is a strict defender of Catholic orthodoxy.
[ U ] the degree to which someone believes in traditional religious or political ideas:
His orthodoxy began to be seriously questioned by his parish priest.
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Custom, tradition & conformity
- apple pie
- as American as apple pie idiom 1
- backward-looking
- backwards
- be (like) sheep idiom
- blend into the scenery idiom
- cue
- fashion
- folk
- folk memory
- folklore
- follow the crowd idiom
- non-traditional
- nonconformist
- norm
- patrimony
- reactionary
- scenery
- unorthodox
- zeitgeist
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