Both Uses of
orthodox
in
The Lords of Discipline
- There was a perfect, almost heartbreaking, congruence to its furious orthodoxy.†
Chpt 1.1 *orthodoxy = a commonly accepted belief or practice
- This was the sacred text of our orthodoxy.†
Chpt 2.17
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.