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Pronunciation : Or"tho*dox`y
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Gr. orthodoxie. See Orthodox.]
Definition : 1. Soundness of faith; a belief in the doctrines taught in the Scriptures, or in some established standard of faith; -- opposed to heterodoxy or to heresy. Basil himself bears full and clear testimony to Gregory's orthodoxy. Waterland.

2. Consonance to genuine Scriptural doctrines; -- said of moral doctrines and beliefs; as, the orthodoxy of a creed.

3. By extension, said of any correct doctrine or belief.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913