Or"tho*dox`y (?), n. [Gr. : cf. F. orthodoxie. See Orthodox.]
1.
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.
Basil himself bears full and clear testimony to Gregory's orthodoxy.
Waterland.
2.
Consonance to genuine Scriptural doctrines; -- said of moral doctrines and beliefs; as, the orthodoxy of a creed.
3.
By extension, said of any correct doctrine or belief.
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