orthodox English · revision 15111

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=c. 1454|origins=grc ὀρθόδοξος}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: UK /ˈɔː.θə.dɒks/, US /ˈɔːr.θə.dɑːks/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|frm|orthodoxe]] and directly [[la-lat|orthodoxus]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from [[grc|ὀρθόδοξος|tr=orthódoxos|t=having the right opinion]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from [[m|grc|ὀρθός|tr=orthós|t=straight, right, true]] (see [[ortho-]]) and [[m|grc|δόξα|tr=dóxa|t=opinion, praise]] (see [[doxology]]),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from [[m|grc|δοκέω|tr=dokéō|t=to seem]],^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from [[ine-pro|*dek-|t=to take, accept]].^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Of theological opinion, regarded as correct: about 1454, as ortodox, and 1456, as orthodoxe;^(Barnhart 1988) the mid-15th century in Etymonline.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It was applied to subjects other than religion from the 1640s,^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) and meant conventional or approved from 1838.^(OED 1989) As the name of the Eastern Church it is from 1679 in the OED, 1772 in Barnhart and Etymonline;^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) it first distinguished that Church from groups within it that differed in doctrine.^(Barnhart 1988) Of Judaism adhering strictly to rabbinical law it is from 1853,^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) and an Orthodox Jew is an Orthodox by 1889.^(Etymonline) Orthodoxy is from the 17th century.^(Hoad 1986)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 1454 – orthodox (theology).^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1640s – of other subjects.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1679 – the Eastern Church.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1838 – conventional.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1853 – Orthodox Judaism.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Conforming to established or accepted beliefs and standards, especially in religion.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # Conventional; generally approved.^(OED 1989)^(Collins 2023)

+ # Conforming to the Christian faith as set out in the early creeds.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # ''(usually capitalized)'' Of the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # ''(sometimes capitalized)'' Of Orthodox Judaism, which strictly observes rabbinical law and tradition.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ===Noun===

+ # An orthodox person.^(AHD)

+ # A member of an Eastern Orthodox church.^(AHD)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[orthodoxly]]

+ * [[orthodoxness]]

+ * [[antiorthodox]]

+ * [[hyperorthodox]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[Eastern Orthodox]]

+ * [[Greek Orthodox]]

+ * [[orthodoxy]]

+ * [[Russian Orthodox Church]]

+ * [[heterodox]]

+ * [[paradox]]

+ * [[doxology]]

+ * [[ortho-]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}