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orthodoxy

noun
🔊/ˈɔːθədɒksi/
🔊/ˈɔːrθədɑːksi/
(plural orthodoxies)
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  1. [countable, uncountable] (formal) an idea or view that is generally accepted正统观念；普遍接受的观点
    • an economist arguing against the current financial orthodoxy一位批驳现行正统金融观念的经济学家
    • a speech that challenges prevailing economic orthodoxy一篇挑战主流正统经济观念的演讲
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • rigid
    • strict
    • current
    • …
    verb + orthodoxy
    • challenge
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  2. [uncountable, countable, usually plural] the traditional beliefs or practices of a religion, etc.正统的信仰（或做法）
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • rigid
    • strict
    • current
    • …
    verb + orthodoxy
    • challenge
    See full entry
  3. Orthodoxy
     [uncountable] the Orthodox Church, its beliefs and practices正教会；正教信仰与做法Topics Religion and festivalsc2
    4. Word Originmid 17th cent.: via late Latin from late Greek orthodoxia ‘sound doctrine’, from orthodoxos (probably via ecclesiastical Latin), from orthos ‘straight ’or‘ right’ + doxa ‘opinion’.