Dictionary Entry
orthodox
orthodox is a 8-letter English word with 6 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 19 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 19 · Words With Friends 18 · 6 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
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.
- 2adjective
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.
- 3adjective
Approved; conventional.
- 4adjective
adhering to what is commonly accepted
"an orthodox view of the world"
- 5adjective
of or pertaining to or characteristic of Judaism
"Orthodox Judaism"
- 6adjective
of or relating to or characteristic of the Eastern Orthodox Church
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