orthodoxy

plural orthodoxies

1. countableuncountableCorrectness of doctrine and belief in regard to any doctrinal (i.e. philosophical or theological) system.

   […] these tributes studiously ignore another aspect of his life: how, throughout his later career, Mr. Rustin repeatedly challenged progressive orthodoxies.

   2023 December 9, James Kirchick, “Bayard Rustin Challenged Progressive Orthodoxies”, in The New York Times

   Antonyms: heterodoxy, cacodoxy

2. countableuncountableConformity to established and accepted beliefs (usually of religions).

   The two concepts are so distinct within Christianity that they have different names — orthodoxy (right belief) and orthopraxy (right conduct).

   2024 July 31, David French, “Some Think What You Preach Matters More Than What You Do. It Doesn’t.”, in The New York Times

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   Orthodoxy of any kind, any pretense that a system of ideas is final and must be unquestioningly accepted as a whole, is the one view which of necessity antagonizes all intellectuals, whatever their views on particular issues.

   1949, F. A. Hayek, “The Intellectuals and Socialism”, in University of Chicago Law Review, volume 16, number 3, Chicago: University of Chicago, →DOI, page 431

   The Satan of the mystery plays was a Trickster, but a dignified one. Performances were sanctioned only for religious festival occasions, and both Church and town authorities saw to it that the guildsmen did not stray far from orthodoxy in their dramatic enthusiasm. This need to adhere to scriptural and traditional accounts of Satan constrained dramatic innovation in his long-established character.

   1983, Wendy Griswold, “The Devil's Techniques: Cultural Legitimation and Social Change”, in American Sociological Review, volume 48, number 5, page 671a of 668–680

   Synonyms: homodoxy · Antonyms: heterodoxy, heterodoxy, unorthodoxy

1. The Eastern Orthodox Church.
2. The aggregate of the definitive elements of the Eastern Orthodox Church, such as its faith, worship, theology, and traditions.
3. The beliefs and practices of Orthodox Judaism.