Orthodox
See also: orthodox
English
Adjective
Orthodox (comparative more Orthodox, superlative most Orthodox)
- Of or pertaining to the Eastern Orthodox Church, or another Orthodox Christian Church.
- Of or pertaining to Orthodox Judaism.
Derived terms
Translations
of the Eastern Christian Orthodox church
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of Orthodox Judaism
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Noun
Orthodox (plural Orthodoxes)
- (uncommon) An Orthodox Christian.
- 1891, John Scott Keltie, The Statesman's Year-Book, MacMillan and Co., page 854.
- The Greek Orthodox population of the 62 bishoprics in 1886 numbered 65,549,096. to which the Orthodoxes of the army and navy must be added.
- 1984, David Gillard (ed.), British documents on foreign affairs: Reports and papers from the Foreign Office confidential print, Part I: From the mid-nineteenth century to the First World War, Series B: The Near and Middle East, 1856-1914, page 31.
- The Greek Catholic priesthood, who proselytize among the Orthodoxes, are specially favoured, and donations are given for Masses in the churches of the Capuchin and the Franciscan Friars.
- 1891, John Scott Keltie, The Statesman's Year-Book, MacMillan and Co., page 854.
- (rare) An Orthodox Jew.
Usage notes
Use of Orthodox as a noun is considerably less common than the use of Orthodox Jew and Orthodox Christian.
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