Definition of orthodox

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Orthodox (a.) 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..

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Catholic :: Catholic (n.) A person who accepts the creeds which are received in common by all parts of the orthodox Christian church.
Latitudinarian :: Latitudinarian (n.) One who departs in opinion from the strict principles of orthodoxy.
Orthodoxness :: Orthodoxness (n.) The quality or state of being orthodox; orthodoxy.
Orthodoxally :: Orthodoxally (adv.) Orthodoxly.
Evangelical :: Evangelical (a.) Earnest for the truth taught in the gospel; strict in interpreting Christian doctrine; preeminetly orthodox; -- technically applied to that party in the Church of England, and in the Protestant Episcopal Church, which holds the doctrine of Justification by Faith alone; the Low Church party. The term is also applied to other religion bodies not regarded as orthodox..
Liberal :: Liberal (a.) Not bound by orthodox tenets or established forms in political or religious philosophy; independent in opinion; not conservative; friendly to great freedom in the constitution or administration of government; having tendency toward democratic or republican, as distinguished from monarchical or aristocratic, forms; as, liberal thinkers; liberal Christians; the Liberal party..
Hyperorthodoxy :: Hyperorthodoxy (n.) Orthodoxy pushed to excess.
Orthodoxy :: Orthodoxy (n.) 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..
Orthodoxly :: Orthodoxly (adv.) In an orthodox manner; with soundness of faith.
Luciferian :: Luciferian (n.) One of the followers of Lucifer, bishop of Cagliari, in the fourth century, who separated from the orthodox churches because they would not go as far as he did in opposing the Arians..
Sound :: Sound (superl.) Free from error; correct; right; honest; true; faithful; orthodox; -- said of persons; as, a sound lawyer; a sound thinker..
Orthodoxy :: Orthodoxy (n.) Consonance to genuine Scriptural doctrines; -- said of moral doctrines and beliefs; as, the orthodoxy of a creed..
Orthodoxastical :: Orthodoxastical (a.) Orthodox.
Catholicism :: Catholicism (n.) The faith of the whole orthodox Christian church, or adherence thereto..
Sunnud :: Sunnite (n.) One of the orthodox Mohammedans who receive the Sunna as of equal importance with the Koran.
Orthodoxical :: Orthodoxical (a.) Pertaining to, or evincing, orthodoxy; orthodox..
Orthodox :: Orthodox (a.) 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..
Moslem :: Moslem (n.) A Mussulman; an orthodox Mohammedan. [Written also muslim..
Orthodoxal :: Orthodoxal (a.) Pertaining to, or evincing, orthodoxy; orthodox..
Heterodox :: Heterodox (a.) Contrary to, or differing from, some acknowledged standard, as the Bible, the creed of a church, the decree of a council, and the like; not orthodox; heretical; -- said of opinions, doctrines, books, etc., esp. upon theological subjects..
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