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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesorthodoxy
/ˈɔːrθəˌdɑːksi/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Authorized or generally accepted theory, doctrine, or practice.
"He challenged the economic orthodoxy of the time."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late 16th century: from French ortodoxie or medieval Latin orthodoxia, from Greek orthodoxia, from orthodoxos 'opinionated', from orthos 'right' + doxa 'opinion'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "orthodoxy" is said worldwide
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orthodoxie
Transliteration: orthodoxie
"Il remet en question l'orthodoxie financière."
Orthodoxie
Transliteration: Orthodoxie
"Sie weicht von der herrschenden Orthodoxie ab."
ortodossia
Transliteration: ortodossia
"Il partito ha mantenuto la sua rigida ortodossia."
ortodoxia
Transliteration: ortodoxia
"Busca desafiar la ortodoxia económica establecida."
ortodoxia
Transliteration: ortodoxia
"Ele questiona a ortodoxia vigente na medicina."
रूढ़ivādita
Transliteration: rudhivadita
"उसने पुरानी रूढ़िवादिता को चुनौती दी।"
正统
Transliteration: zhèngtǒng
"他的观点挑战了经济学的正统观念。"
정통성
Transliteration: jeongtongseong
"그는 기존의 학문적 정통성에 도전했다."
正統性
Transliteration: seitōsei
"その理論は科学界の正統性に疑問を投げかけた。"
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