orthodoxy
noun
or·tho·doxy
ˈȯr-thə-ˌdäk-sē 
plural orthodoxies
Examples of orthodoxy in a Sentence
I was surprised by the orthodoxy of her political views.
He rejected the orthodoxies of the scientific establishment.
Recent Examples on the Web
Leading economists such as Dani Rodrik at Harvard and Daron Acemoglu at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s have started to challenge the prevailing orthodoxy that such jobs are an inevitable by-product of a well-functioning market economy.
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Daniel Chandler, TIME, 14 May 2024
Yet different generations of German environmentalists are now challenging clean energy orthodoxy and calling Tesla’s green credentials a sham.
—Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 7 May 2024
In the late 2000s, Detroiter Rod Modell mounted a successful counter-attack against Basic Channel orthodoxy, both solo and in his Echospace collab with Stephen Hitchell.
—Daniel Bromfield, SPIN, 6 May 2024
The report makes for ominous reading for those accustomed to the comfort and stability of the neoliberal orthodoxy.
—Jonathan Mahler Edoardo Ballerini Emma Kehlbeck Joel Thibodeau, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2024
Cummings, unsurprisingly, saw Brexit in revolutionary terms—as a chance to break with the country’s ruling orthodoxy.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Trump broke with many core elements of Republican economic orthodoxy, promising to never cut entitlements like Social Security and Medicare, which reversed decades of Republican fiscal conservatism.
—CBS News, 23 Mar. 2024
Women, kids, people of color, members of the LGBTQ community, service workers, characters with disabilities, and adherents of every major religion and political orthodoxy have all been targets of his tirades.
—TIME, 2 Feb. 2024
Indeed, Labor Zionists tended to tolerate Religious Zionist orthodoxy rather than confront it.
—Jordan Castro, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
Daniel Chandler, TIME, 14 May 2024
Yet different generations of German environmentalists are now challenging clean energy orthodoxy and calling Tesla’s green credentials a sham.
—Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 7 May 2024
In the late 2000s, Detroiter Rod Modell mounted a successful counter-attack against Basic Channel orthodoxy, both solo and in his Echospace collab with Stephen Hitchell.
—Daniel Bromfield, SPIN, 6 May 2024
The report makes for ominous reading for those accustomed to the comfort and stability of the neoliberal orthodoxy.
—Jonathan Mahler Edoardo Ballerini Emma Kehlbeck Joel Thibodeau, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2024
Cummings, unsurprisingly, saw Brexit in revolutionary terms—as a chance to break with the country’s ruling orthodoxy.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Trump broke with many core elements of Republican economic orthodoxy, promising to never cut entitlements like Social Security and Medicare, which reversed decades of Republican fiscal conservatism.
—CBS News, 23 Mar. 2024
Women, kids, people of color, members of the LGBTQ community, service workers, characters with disabilities, and adherents of every major religion and political orthodoxy have all been targets of his tirades.
—TIME, 2 Feb. 2024
Indeed, Labor Zionists tended to tolerate Religious Zionist orthodoxy rather than confront it.
—Jordan Castro, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
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“Orthodoxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/orthodoxy. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
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orthodoxy
noun
or·tho·doxy
ˈȯr-thə-ˌdäk-sē
plural orthodoxies
1
: the quality or state of being orthodox
2
: an orthodox belief or practice
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