All 8 Uses of
orthodox
in
Brave New World
- Ashamed, now that the effects of the soma had worn off, of the weakness he had displayed that morning in the hotel, he went out of his way to show himself strong and unorthodox.
p. 111..9unorthodox = non-normal in beliefs and behaviorstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unorthodox means not and reverses the meaning of orthodox. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
- Consider the matter dispassionately, Mr. Foster, and you will see that no offence is so heinous as unorthodoxy of behaviour.
p. 148..2unorthodoxy = abnormality (the condition of not being normal)standard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unorthodoxy means not and reverses the meaning of orthodoxy. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
- Unorthodoxy threatens more than the life of a mere individual; it strikes at Society itself.
p. 148..3 *unorthodoxy = unusual beliefs or practicesstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unorthodoxy means not and reverses the meaning of orthodoxy. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
- "By his heretical views on sport and soma, by the scandalous unorthodoxy of his sex-life, by his refusal to obey the teachings of Our Ford and behave out of office hours, 'even as a little infant,' " (here the Director made the sign of the T), "he has proved himself an enemy of Society, a subverter, ladies and gentlemen, of all Order and Stability, a conspirator against Civilization itself."
p. 149..3unorthodoxy = abnormality (the condition of not being normal)standard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unorthodoxy means not and reverses the meaning of orthodoxy. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
- Before those who now, for the sake of the Savage, paid their court to him, Bernard would parade a carping unorthodoxy.
p. 157..6
- Too good–good enough to realize that all our science is just a cookery book, with an orthodox theory of cooking that nobody's allowed to question, and a list of recipes that mustn't be added to except by special permission from the head cook.
p. 225..9orthodox = normally accepted
- Unorthodox cooking, illicit cooking.
p. 226..0unorthodox = abnormal (not normal)standard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unorthodox means not and reverses the meaning of orthodox. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
- All the people who aren't satisfied with orthodoxy, who've got independent ideas of their own.
p. 227..2orthodoxy = normal beliefs and behavior
Definition:
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(orthodox) normal (describing thinking or behavior as commonly or traditionally accepted)