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orthodoxy

/ˈɔːθədɒksi/noun

उच्चारण ऑर्थडॉक्सी

प्रचलित मत, रूढ़िवादी मान्यता

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nounorthodoxies
  1. 1

    [C/U] formal

    an idea or opinion that is accepted by most people as correct or true

    प्रचलित मत, रूढ़िवादी मान्यता

    • The study challenged the economic orthodoxy of the time.
    • Galileo's discoveries went against the scientific orthodoxy of his age.

    Synonyms convention accepted view doctrine dogma conformity

    Opposite heterodoxy heresy unorthodoxy

  2. 2

    [U]

    the traditional beliefs or practices of a religion, or the fact of following them closely

    रूढ़िवादिता, कट्टरता, परंपरानिष्ठा

    • religious orthodoxy

    Synonyms traditionalism conservatism

◇Word family
orthodox adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms
⌂Word origin and word building

From Greek orthos, meaning right, and doxa, meaning opinion.

यह Greek orthos (सही) और doxa (मत) से बना है।