ORTHODOX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Orthodox mean? 

• ORTHODOX (adjective)
  The adjective ORTHODOX has 3 senses:

1. of or pertaining to or characteristic of Judaism

2. adhering to what is commonly accepted

3. of or relating to or characteristic of the Eastern Orthodox Church

  Familiarity information: ORTHODOX used as an adjective is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ORTHODOX (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or pertaining to or characteristic of Judaism

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

Jewish-Orthodox; Orthodox

Context example:

Orthodox Judaism

Domain category:

faith; religion; religious belief (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny)

Pertainym:

Judaism (the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Adhering to what is commonly accepted

Context example:

an orthodox view of the world

Similar:

antiheretical (opposed to heresy)

canonic; canonical; sanctioned (conforming to orthodox or recognized rules)

conforming; conformist (adhering to established customs or doctrines (especially in religion))

conventional; established (conforming with accepted standards)

traditional (pertaining to time-honored orthodox doctrines)

unreformed (unaffected by the Reformation)

Also:

conservative (resistant to change, particularly in relation to politics or religion)

standard (established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence)

Attribute:

orthodoxy (the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion))

Antonym:

unorthodox (breaking with convention or tradition)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of the Eastern Orthodox Church

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

Eastern Orthodox; Greek Orthodox; Orthodox; Russian Orthodox

Domain category:

faith; religion; religious belief (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny)

Pertainym:

Orthodox Church (derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites)

 Context examples 

"They go to hell," was my ready and orthodox answer.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

Any medical substance or procedure not generally accepted by orthodox western medicine or an unorthodox application of an otherwise accepted substance or procedure.

(Alternative Medicine, Direct, NCI Thesaurus)

Medical substance or procedure in the process of becoming accepted by orthodox western medicine.

(Alternative Medicine, Indirect, NCI Thesaurus)

Dr. Van Helsing had taken the key of the hall-door from the bunch, and locked the door in orthodox fashion, putting the key into his pocket when he had done.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

And when, in addition to this, the worn-out huskies pulled weakly, Hal decided that the orthodox ration was too small.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

It points also to an orthodox burial with proper accompaniment of medical certificate and official sanction.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Also called allopathic medicine, conventional medicine, mainstream medicine, orthodox medicine, and Western medicine.

(Biomedicine, NCI Dictionary)

Also called biomedicine, conventional medicine, mainstream medicine, orthodox medicine, and Western medicine.

(Allopathic medicine, NCI Dictionary)

Also called allopathic medicine, biomedicine, mainstream medicine, orthodox medicine, and Western medicine.

(Conventional medicine, NCI Dictionary)

So he cut down even the orthodox ration and tried to increase the day’s travel.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)