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.
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Beshear doesn’t shy from his Democratic pedigree, or stray from much of the party’s orthodoxy.
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Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
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Not one for false abnegation of words distorted by smears, Rushdie doubles down on his right to freedom of expression, defending his dissent from religious orthodoxy.
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Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
San Francisco hasn’t elected a Republican supervisor or mayor for half a century, but its liberal orthodoxies are represented by passionately disparate factions.
—Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
The obsequiousness, the sneers, the boasting, the vacant generalities, and the hand-waving bespeak fear of departing from the Trumpian orthodoxy of the moment.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Not one for false abnegation of words distorted by smears, Rushdie doubles down on his right to freedom of expression, defending his dissent from religious orthodoxy.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 25 Jan. 2026
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“Orthodoxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/orthodoxy. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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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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