orthodox

orthodox
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. approved, conventional; sound, strict, faithful; Christian; evangelical, scriptural, textual, literal, canonical. See religion, belief, conformity.Ant., unorthodox.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. standard, customary, doctrinal; see conservative , conventional 3 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a.
[ORTH uh DOKS]
adhering to a particular standard, convention or doctrine, as in religion or politics; approved, recognized.
Their religious practices are orthodox; they are not at all unusual.
SYN.:
1. accepted traditional, approved, customary, conventional, sound, standard, established, proper, correct, official, right, recognized. 2.ultraconservative or dogmatic strict, straitlaced, purist, puritanical, devout, faithful, fundamental.
ANT.: 1. unorthodox, radical, unconventional. 2. liberal, flexible, open-to-change, radical, unconventional
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I adjective 1. Adhering to beliefs or practices approved by authority or tradition: canonical, received, sanctioned, time-honored. See USUAL. 2. Conforming to established practice or standards: button-down, conformist, conventional, estab-lishmentarian, straight, traditional. Slang: square. See USUAL. 3. Generally approved or agreed upon: accepted, conventional, received, recognized, sanctioned. See ACCEPT, AGREE, STRAIGHT, USUAL. 4. Strongly favoring retention of the existing order: conservative, right, rightist, right-wing, Tory, traditionalist, traditionalistic. See KEEP. II noun One who strongly favors retention of the existing order: conservative, rightist, right-winger, Tory, traditionalist. See KEEP.

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