Antonyms for orthodox


Grammar : Adj
Spell : awr-thuh-doks
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔr θəˌdɒks


Definition of orthodox

Origin :
  • mid-15c., of opinions, faith, from Late Latin orthodoxus, from Greek orthodoxos "having the right opinion," from orthos "right, true, straight" (see ortho-) + doxa "opinion, praise," from dokein "to seem," from PIE root *dek- "to take, accept" (see decent). As the name of the Eastern Church, first recorded in English 1772; in reference to a branch of Judaism, first recorded 1853.
  • adj accepted, traditional
Example sentences :
  • I don't know what the orthodox people ever wanted to get up their theory of a hell for.
  • Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous
  • I can also enjoy the orthodox Liberal, though I understand him only too well.
  • Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
  • I can enjoy the orthodox Tory, though I could never understand him.
  • Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
  • By a regular priest and bishop, sir;--orthodox and dignified clergymen!
  • Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • She had been devoted to Macedonius, and often interceded for the orthodox.
  • Extract from : « The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI » by Thomas W. (Thomas William) Allies
  • He allows nothing in his opinions and phrases but what is orthodox.
  • Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
  • It is an orthodox Socratic position, but Godwin was not a student of Plato.
  • Extract from : « Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle » by H. N. Brailsford
  • The orthodox recalled Paul; the Arians consecrated Macedonius.
  • Extract from : « Byzantine Churches in Constantinople » by Alexander Van Millingen
  • “God,” answered Carl glibly, as if that must be the only orthodox answer.
  • Extract from : « Almost A Man » by Mary Wood-Allen
  • He never, if he is orthodox, contemplates it for a moment as a thing to be even desired.
  • Extract from : « Things as They Are » by Amy Wilson-Carmichael

Synonyms for orthodox

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