All 3 Uses of
orthodox
in
This I Believe
- These days I see people afraid to speak their minds because someone will think they are unorthodox and therefore disloyal.
Chpt 15 *unorthodox = commonly accepted beliefsstandard 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.
- During this year, I have visited churches ranging from orthodoxy to extreme liberalism.†
Chpt 16
- I fear immoderate zeal, Christian, Moslem, Communist, or whatever, because it restricts the range of human understanding and the wise reconciliation of human differences, and creates an orthodoxy with a sword in its hand.†
Chpt 70
Definition:
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(orthodox) normal (describing thinking or behavior as commonly or traditionally accepted)