adj · noun · 14 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈɔːθədɒks/
US:/ˈɔɹθədɑks/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Conforming to the accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: conservative, conventional
Antonyms: liberal, outlandish, unorthodox
3
adj
Meaning 3
Of the eastern churches, Eastern Orthodox.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: Roman Catholic, Western Christianity
4
adj
Meaning 4
Of a branch of Judaism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: liberal, Reform Judaism
5
adj
Meaning 5
Of pollen, seed, or spores: viable for a long time; viable when dried to low moisture content.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: recalcitrant
6
adj
Meaning 6
Of or pertaining to the Orthodox Churches collectively.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Christianity
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
adj
Meaning 7
Of or pertaining to a particular Orthodox Church, usually the Eastern Orthodox Church, sometimes the Oriental Orthodox Church or the Church of the East.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
Topics: Christianity
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
adj
Meaning 8
Of or pertaining to Orthodox Judaism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Judaism
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
adj
Meaning 9
Of or pertaining to the Orthodox Quakers, a group of Quakers (subdivided into the Wilburite, Gurneyite and Beaconite branches) who split with the Hicksite Quakers due to favoring adopting mainstream Protestant orthodoxy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Quakerism
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
noun
Meaning 10
An Orthodox Christian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncommon
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
11
noun
Meaning 11
An Orthodox Jew.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
12
adjective
Meaning 12
adhering to what is commonly accepted
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an orthodox view of the world
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unorthodox
13
adjective
Meaning 13
of or pertaining to or characteristic of Judaism
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Orthodox Judaism
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Jewish-Orthodox
Antonyms: none provided
14
adjective
Meaning 14
of or relating to or characteristic of the Eastern Orthodox Church
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
From Late Middle English orthodoxe, from Middle French orthodoxe and its etymon Late Latin orthodoxus, from Ancient Greek ὀρθόδοξος (orthódoxos), from ὀρθός (orthós, “straight”) + δόξα (dóxa, “opinion”). Displaced native Old English wuldorlīċ.
Across languages
Translations
161 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
ուղղադավան
(uġġadavan)
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Armenian:
ուղղահավատ
(uġġahavat)
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Armenian:
ուղղափառ
(uġġapʻaṙ)
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Armenian:
օրթոդոքսալ
(ōrtʻodokʻsal)
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Bengali:
ফরায়েজী
(fôraẏezī)
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Bengali:
ফরাজী
(fôrazī)
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Bulgarian:
правоверен
(pravoveren)
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Catalan:
ortodox
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Czech:
ortodoxní
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Czech:
pravověrný
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Danish:
ortodoks
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Danish:
rettroende
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Dutch:
orthodox
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Esperanto:
ortodoksa
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Estonian:
õigeusklik
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Finnish:
ortodoksinen
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Finnish:
ortodoksi-
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Finnish:
puhdasoppinen
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
French:
orthodoxe
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
German:
orthodox
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
German:
rechtgläubig
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Greek:
ορθόδοξος
(orthódoxos)
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Ancient Greek:
ὀρθόδοξος
(orthódoxos)
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Hebrew:
אוֹרְתּוֹדוֹקְסִי
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Hindi:
रूढ़िवादी
(rūṛhivādī)
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Hungarian:
ortodox
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Ido:
ortodoxo
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Irish:
ceartchreidmheach
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Irish:
ortadocsach
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Italian:
ortodosso
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Malay:
ortodoks
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Middle English:
orthodoxe
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Norwegian:
ortodoks
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Old Church Slavonic:
православьнъ
(pravoslavĭnŭ)
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Old Church Slavonic:
правовѣрьнъ
(pravověrĭnŭ)
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Persian:
ارتدکس
(ortodoks)
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Polish:
ortodoksyjny
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Polish:
prawowierny
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Polish:
prawosławny
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Portuguese:
ortodoxo
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Russian:
ортодокса́льный
(ortodoksálʹnyj)
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Russian:
правове́рный
(pravovérnyj)
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Slovak:
pravoslávny
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Slovak:
ortodoxný
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Spanish:
ortodoxo
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Swedish:
ortodox
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Swedish:
renlärig
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Ukrainian:
ортодокса́льний
(ortodoksálʹnyj)
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Ukrainian:
правові́рний
(pravovírnyj)
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Volapük:
lotodogik
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Yiddish:
אָרטאָדאָקסיש
(ortodoksish)
— conforming to accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology
Bulgarian:
общоприет
(obštopriet)
— adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted
Chinese Mandarin:
正統 /正统
(zhèngtǒng)
— adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted
Danish:
ortodoks
— adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted
Danish:
almindelig anerkendt
— adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted
Dutch:
orthodox
— adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted
Dutch:
traditioneel
— adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted
Esperanto:
ortodoksa
— adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted
Finnish:
ortodoksinen
— adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted
Finnish:
perinteinen
— adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted
Finnish:
puhdasoppinen
— adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted
French:
orthodoxe
— adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted
German:
orthodox
— adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted
German:
traditionell
— adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted
German:
allgemein anerkannt
— adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted
German:
althergebracht
— adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted
Greek:
ορθόδοξος
(orthódoxos)
— adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted
Ancient Greek:
ὀρθόδοξος
(orthódoxos)
— adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted
Hungarian:
ortodox
— adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted
Ido:
ortodoxo
— adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted
Italian:
ortodosso
— adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted
Latin:
orthodoxus
— adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted
Polish:
ortodoksyjny
— adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted
Portuguese:
ortodoxo
— adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted
Russian:
общепри́нятый
(obščeprínjatyj)
— adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted
Russian:
традицио́нный
(tradiciónnyj)
— adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted
Spanish:
ortodoxo
— adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted
Volapük:
lotodogik
— adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted
Polish:
długowieczny
— viable for a long time
Albanian:
ortodoks
— of the Orthodox Churches
Arabic:
أُرْثُوذُكْسِيّ
(ʔurṯūḏuksiyy)
— of the Orthodox Churches
Arabic:
أرثوذكسي
(ʔurṯūḏuksi, ʔurṯōḏuksi)
— of the Orthodox Churches
Armenian:
ուղղափառ
(uġġapʻaṙ)
— of the Orthodox Churches
Armenian:
հունադավան
(hunadavan)
— of the Orthodox Churches
Azerbaijani:
اورتودوقس
(ortodoqs)
— of the Orthodox Churches
Azerbaijani:
اورتادوس
(ortados)
— of the Orthodox Churches
Azerbaijani:
pravoslav
— of the Orthodox Churches
Azerbaijani:
ortodoks
— of the Orthodox Churches
Belarusian:
правасла́ўны
(pravasláwny)
— of the Orthodox Churches
Bengali:
অর্থোডক্স
(orthōḍoks)
— of the Orthodox Churches
Bulgarian:
правосла́вен
(pravosláven)
— of the Orthodox Churches
Catalan:
ortodox
— of the Orthodox Churches
Chinese Mandarin:
東正教 /东正教
(dōngzhèngjiào)
— of the Orthodox Churches
Chinese Mandarin:
正教
(zhèngjiào)
— of the Orthodox Churches
Crimean Tatar:
ortodoks
— of the Orthodox Churches
Czech:
pravoslavný
— of the Orthodox Churches
Danish:
ortodoks
— of the Orthodox Churches
Dutch:
orthodox
— of the Orthodox Churches
Dutch:
Oosters-orthodox
— of the Orthodox Churches
Esperanto:
ortodoksa
— of the Orthodox Churches
Estonian:
õigeusu
— of the Orthodox Churches
Faroese:
ortodoksur
— of the Orthodox Churches
Finnish:
ortodoksinen
— of the Orthodox Churches
French:
orthodoxe
— of the Orthodox Churches
Galician:
ortodoxo
— of the Orthodox Churches
Georgian:
მართლმადიდებელი
(martlmadidebeli)
— of the Orthodox Churches
German:
orthodox
— of the Orthodox Churches
Greek:
ορθόδοξος
(orthódoxos)
— of the Orthodox Churches
Hebrew:
אוֹרְתּוֹדוֹקְּסִי
(ortodóksi)
— of the Orthodox Churches
Hindi:
रूढ़िवादी
(rūṛhivādī)
— of the Orthodox Churches
Hungarian:
ortodox
— of the Orthodox Churches
Hungarian:
pravoszláv
— of the Orthodox Churches
Ido:
ortodoxa
— of the Orthodox Churches
Indonesian:
ortodoks
— of the Orthodox Churches
Italian:
ortodosso
— of the Orthodox Churches
Japanese:
オーソドックス
(ōsodokkusu)
— of the Orthodox Churches
Japanese:
正教
(seikyō)
— of the Orthodox Churches
Karaim:
yavan
— of the Orthodox Churches
Kazakh:
православиелік
(pravoslavielık)
— of the Orthodox Churches
Korean:
정교
(jeonggyo)
— of the Orthodox Churches
Kyrgyz:
православие
(pravoslaviye)
— of the Orthodox Churches
Lao:
ອອກໂຕດົກ
(ʼǭk tō dok)
— of the Orthodox Churches
Lithuanian:
stačiatikis
— of the Orthodox Churches
Macedonian:
православен
(pravoslaven)
— of the Orthodox Churches
Norwegian Bokmål:
ortodoks
— of the Orthodox Churches
Norwegian Nynorsk:
ortodoks
— of the Orthodox Churches
Church Slavic:
православьнъ
(pravoslavĭnŭ)
— of the Orthodox Churches
Persian:
ارتدکس
(ortodoks)
— of the Orthodox Churches
Persian:
یگان
(yagân)
— of the Orthodox Churches
Polish:
prawosławny
— of the Orthodox Churches
Polish:
prawowierny
— of the Orthodox Churches
Portuguese:
ortodoxo
— of the Orthodox Churches
Romanian:
ortodox
— of the Orthodox Churches
Russian:
правосла́вный
(pravoslávnyj)
— of the Orthodox Churches
Serbo-Croatian:
пра̏восла̄ван
— of the Orthodox Churches
Serbo-Croatian:
prȁvoslāvan
— of the Orthodox Churches
Slovak:
pravoslávny
— of the Orthodox Churches
Slovene:
pravoslaven
— of the Orthodox Churches
Spanish:
ortodoxo
— of the Orthodox Churches
Swedish:
ortodox
— of the Orthodox Churches
Tajik:
православӣ
(pravoslavi)
— of the Orthodox Churches
Tatar:
православие
(prawoslawiye)
— of the Orthodox Churches
Thai:
ออร์ทอดอกซ์
(ɔɔ-tɔɔ-dɔ̀k)
— of the Orthodox Churches
Turkish:
Ortodoks
— of the Orthodox Churches
Turkmen:
prawoslaw
— of the Orthodox Churches
Ukrainian:
правосла́вний
(pravoslávnyj)
— of the Orthodox Churches
Uzbek:
pravoslaviye
— of the Orthodox Churches
Vietnamese:
chánh giáo
— of the Orthodox Churches
Arabic:
أُرْثُوذُكْسِيّ
(ʔurṯūḏuksiyy)
— of Orthodox Judaism
Finnish:
ortodoksinen
— of Orthodox Judaism
Finnish:
ortodoksijuutalainen
— of Orthodox Judaism
Greek:
ορθόδοξος
(orthódoxos)
— of Orthodox Judaism
Hebrew:
אורתודוקסי
(ortodóksi)
— of Orthodox Judaism