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==Origin==

==Origin==

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] orthodoxe, from Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French orthodoxe, from Late [[Latin]] orthodoxus, from Late [[Greek]] orthodoxos, from Greek orth- + doxa [[opinion]]

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] orthodoxe, from Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French orthodoxe, from Late [[Latin]] orthodoxus, from Late [[Greek]] orthodoxos, from Greek orth- + doxa [[opinion]]

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1a : conforming to [[established]] [[doctrine]] especially in [[religion]]  

*1a : conforming to [[established]] [[doctrine]] especially in [[religion]]  

:b : [[convention]]al

:b : [[convention]]al

2 capitalized : of, relating to, or [[constituting]] any of various [[conservative]] [[religious]] or [[political]] groups: as a : [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_Church Eastern Orthodox]  

2 capitalized : of, relating to, or [[constituting]] any of various [[conservative]] [[religious]] or [[political]] groups: as a : [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_Church Eastern Orthodox]  

:b : of or relating to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthodox_judaism Orthodox Judaism]

:b : of or relating to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthodox_judaism Orthodox Judaism]

==Description==

==Description==

The word '''orthodox''', from [[Greek]] orthodoxos "having the right [[opinion]]", from orthos ("right", "true", "straight") + doxa ("opinion" or "praise", related to dokein, "to [[think]]"), is typically used to mean the [[adherence]] to well-[[research]]ed and well-thought-out accepted norms, especially in [[religion]].

The word '''orthodox''', from [[Greek]] orthodoxos "having the right [[opinion]]", from orthos ("right", "true", "straight") + doxa ("opinion" or "praise", related to dokein, "to [[think]]"), is typically used to mean the [[adherence]] to well-[[research]]ed and well-thought-out accepted norms, especially in [[religion]].

The term did not [[conventional]]ly exist with any [[degree]] of [[formal]]ity (in the sense in which it is now used) prior to the [[advent]] of [[Christianity]] in the [[Greek]]-speaking world, though the word does occasionally show up in [[ancient]] [[literature]] in other, somewhat similar [[contexts]]. Orthodoxy is opposed to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterodoxy heterodoxy] ("other teaching"), [[heresy]] and [[schism]]. People who deviate from orthodoxy by professing a [[doctrine]] considered to be false are most often called heretics or [[radical]]s, while those who deviate from orthodoxy by removing themselves from the perceived [[body]] of believers are called schismatics. The distinction in [[terminology]] pertains to the subject matter; if one is addressing corporate [[unity]], the emphasis may be on schism; if one is addressing doctrinal [[coherence]], the emphasis may be on heresy.

The term did not [[conventional]]ly exist with any [[degree]] of [[formal]]ity (in the sense in which it is now used) prior to the [[advent]] of [[Christianity]] in the [[Greek]]-speaking world, though the word does occasionally show up in [[ancient]] [[literature]] in other, somewhat similar [[contexts]]. Orthodoxy is opposed to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterodoxy heterodoxy] ("other teaching"), [[heresy]] and [[schism]]. People who deviate from orthodoxy by professing a [[doctrine]] considered to be false are most often called heretics or [[radical]]s, while those who deviate from orthodoxy by removing themselves from the perceived [[body]] of believers are called schismatics. The distinction in [[terminology]] pertains to the subject matter; if one is addressing corporate [[unity]], the emphasis may be on schism; if one is addressing doctrinal [[coherence]], the emphasis may be on heresy.

[[Apostasy]], for example, is a violation of orthodoxy that takes the form of abandonment of the [[faith]], a concept largely unknown before the [[adoption]] of [[Christianity]] as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_religion state religion] of [[Rome]] on February 27, 380 by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodosius_I Theodosius I], see also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_seven_Ecumenical_Councils First seven Ecumenical Councils]. A lighter deviation from orthodoxy than [[heresy]] is commonly called [[error]], in the sense of not being grave enough to cause total estrangement, while yet seriously affecting [[communion]]. Sometimes error is also used to cover both full heresies and minor errors.

[[Apostasy]], for example, is a violation of orthodoxy that takes the form of abandonment of the [[faith]], a concept largely unknown before the [[adoption]] of [[Christianity]] as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_religion state religion] of [[Rome]] on February 27, 380 by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodosius_I Theodosius I], see also [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_seven_Ecumenical_Councils First seven Ecumenical Councils]. A lighter deviation from orthodoxy than [[heresy]] is commonly called [[error]], in the sense of not being grave enough to cause total estrangement, while yet seriously affecting [[communion]]. Sometimes error is also used to cover both full heresies and minor errors.

The [[concept]] of orthodoxy is the most prevalent in many [[forms]] of [[organized]] [[monotheism]], but orthodox [[belief]] is not usually overly emphasized in [[polytheistic]] or [[animist]] religions. Often there is little to no [[concept]] of [[dogma]], and varied [[interpretation]] of [[doctrine]] and [[theology]] is tolerated and sometimes even encouraged within certain [[contexts]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syncretism Syncretism], for example, plays a much wider role in non-monotheistic (and particularly, non-scriptual) religion. The prevailing governing [[idea]] within polytheism is most often [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthopraxy orthopraxy] ("right [[practice]]") rather than "right [[belief]]".  

The [[concept]] of orthodoxy is the most prevalent in many [[forms]] of [[organized]] [[monotheism]], but orthodox [[belief]] is not usually overly emphasized in [[polytheistic]] or [[animist]] religions. Often there is little to no [[concept]] of [[dogma]], and varied [[interpretation]] of [[doctrine]] and [[theology]] is tolerated and sometimes even encouraged within certain [[contexts]]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syncretism Syncretism], for example, plays a much wider role in non-monotheistic (and particularly, non-scriptual) religion. The prevailing governing [[idea]] within polytheism is most often [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthopraxy orthopraxy] ("right [[practice]]") rather than "right [[belief]]".  

[[Category: Religion]]

[[Category: Religion]]