orthodox and orthodoxy

orthodox and orthodoxy
   Adhering to or agreeing with the accepted, traditional and established doctrine, an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion; conventional. Or, holding orthodox opinions or doctrines. The opposite of orthodox is heterodox. Also see academic, p.c., and popular culture.

Glossary of Art Terms. 2014.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Georgian Orthodox and Apostolic Church — {|style= float: right; Infobox Orthodox Church | show name = Georgian Apostolic Autocephalous Orthodox Church caption = Ascension of the Cross, 5th century Bas relief from the Jvari Monastery, Mtskheta, Georgia founder = Apostle Andrew, Saint… …   Wikipedia

  • Orthodoxy — • Right belief or purity of faith. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Orthodoxy     Orthodoxy     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • ORTHODOXY — The term Orthodoxy first appeared in respect to Judaism in 1795, and became widely used from the beginning of the 19th century in contradistinction to the reform movement in judaism . In later times other terms, such as Torah true, became popular …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Orthodox Judaism — Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, a leading Rabbinical authority for Orthodox Jewry for a quarter of the twentieth century …   Wikipedia

  • Orthodoxy — For other uses, see Orthodoxy (disambiguation). The Theotokos of Vladimir icon (12th century) The word orthodox, from Greek orthos ( right , true , straight ) + doxa ( opinion or belief , related to dokein, to think ),[1 …   Wikipedia

  • Orthodox Church organization — Part of a series on Eastern Christianity …   Wikipedia

  • Orthodox Church in Hawaii — The Main Altar Cross of the Russian Orthodox Church of Hawaii in Honolulu This article forms part of the series Orthodoxy in the Americas …   Wikipedia

  • Orthodoxy in Serbia — Eastern Orthodox Christianity is the main religion in Serbia, with 6,371,584 followers or 84% of the whole country. Orthodox Christianity is the religion of ethnic Serbs, Romanians (including Vlachs and Aromanians), Montenegrins, Macedonians and… …   Wikipedia

  • Orthodox-Protestant dialogue —    The Protestant movement began as dissent within the Roman Catholic Church, which is still the major focus of Protestant relations with the rest of Christendom. At first, Protestants had little contact with Orthodox Christians. A dialogue… …   Encyclopedia of Protestantism

  • Orthodox Union — OU logo. Not to be confused with Union of Orthodox Rabbis, a distinct Haredi rabbinical group. The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (UOJCA), more popularly known as the Orthodox Union (OU), is one of the oldest Orthodox Jewish… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”