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orthodoxy definition

or·tho·doxy (ôr′t̸hə däk′sē)

noun pl. orthodoxies -·dox′·ies

  1. the quality or fact of being orthodox
  2. an orthodox belief, doctrine, custom, etc.

Etymology: Gr orthodoxia

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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