orthodoxy
noun
or·tho·doxy
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plural orthodoxies
Definition of orthodoxy
1
: the quality or state of being orthodox
2
: an orthodox belief or practice
Examples of orthodoxy in a Sentence
I was surprised by the orthodoxy of her political views.
He rejected the orthodoxies of the scientific establishment.
Recent Examples on the Web
Wiener accused Caltrans of clinging to this outdated car orthodoxy by challenging his bill. — Rachel Swan, SFChronicle.com, "Caltrans seeks to steamroll bill to include bike lanes, crosswalks in road projects," 23 Aug. 2019 The location is apt, since the pizzeria positions itself at several crossroads: between old-line neighborhood joint and affluent date-night destination, between Italian American comfort and Los Angeles glamour, between pizza orthodoxy and modernism. — Bill Addison, latimes.com, "6 great pizza places in Los Angeles," 13 July 2019 No general manager is willing to break from the new orthodoxy of stockpiling young, cheap players, even if moving them is the only way forward in a trade. — Jon Tayler, SI.com, "The Approach to MLB's Trade Deadline Has Been Boring. Sound Familiar?," 30 July 2019 The collapse of this petrified orthodoxy has revealed that Marx was a much more interesting man than his interpreters have implied. — The Economist, "Rulers of the world: read Karl Marx!," 3 May 2018 And then there are the long odds of defeating an incumbent, even one who has broken with party orthodoxy. — Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, "Republicans who helped expand Medicaid in Virginia mostly escape primary challenges," 4 June 2019 Lamb, however, keeps to party orthodoxy on unions in a district with a long history of coal mining and steel-making. — Bill Barrow And Marc Levy, chicagotribune.com, "Trump: 'Steel and business' at stake in House election in Pennsylvania," 12 Mar. 2018 One reason for this opposition is the growing orthodoxy around TABOR for state and national funders of Republican campaigns and candidates. — Don Marostica, The Denver Post, "Guest Commentary: Republicans and Democrats should join forces again for TABOR reform," 24 June 2019 The human mind is too fertile to be tamed by high priests of various kinds—in the parties, media and the corporations—trying to enforce yesterday’s tired orthodoxies. — The Economist, "The centre cannot hold - the failure of Change UK and the atrophying of political thought," 19 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'orthodoxy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for orthodoxy
orthodoxy
noun
English Language Learners Definition of orthodoxy
formal
: a belief or a way of thinking that is accepted as true or correct
: the beliefs, practices, and institution of the Orthodox Church
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