Both Uses of
orthodox
in
A Room With A View
- Mrs. Honeychurch defended orthodoxy,
Chpt 15 *orthodoxy = a commonly accepted belief or practice
- Honest orthodoxy Cecil respected, but he always assumed that honesty is the result of a spiritual crisis; he could not imagine it as a natural birthright, that might grow heavenward like flowers.†
Chpt 15
Definitions:
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(1)
(orthodox) normal (describing thinking or behavior as commonly or traditionally accepted)
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
"Orthodox" (especially when capitalized) can also reference churches or religious orders that are more conservative than those that are non-orthodox.