Or"tho*dox (?), a. [L. orthodoxus, Gr. ; right, true + opinion, to think, seem; cf. F. orthodoxe. See Ortho-, Dogma.]
Sound in opinion
Or"tho*dox (?), a. [L. orthodoxus, Gr. ; right, true + opinion, to think, seem; cf. F. orthodoxe. See Ortho-, Dogma.]
Sound in opinion or doctrine, especially in religious doctrine; hence, holding the Christian faith; believing the doctrines taught in the Scriptures; -- opposed to heretical and heterodox; as, an orthodox Christian.
According or congruous with the doctrines of Scripture, the creed of a church, the decree of a council, or the like; as, an orthodox opinion, book, etc.
He saluted me on both cheeks in the orthodox manner.
H. R. Haweis.
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