The definition of orthodox is someone or something that strictly adheres to religious beliefs or the conventional, normal way of doing things or normal accepted standards.
(adjective)See orthodox in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
Origin: < Fr or LL: Fr orthodoxe < LL orthōdoxus < LGr(Ec) orthodoxos, orthodox (in religion) < Gr orthos (see ortho-) + doxa, opinion < dokein, to think: see decent
See orthodox in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
Origin:
Origin: Middle English orthodoxe
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Late Latin orthodoxus
Origin: , from Late Greek orthodoxos
Origin: : Greek ortho-, ortho-
Origin: + Greek doxa, opinion (from dokein, to think; see dek- in Indo-European roots)
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