orthodoxy
/ˈɔrθəˌdɑksi/
noun
- The quality or state of following traditional or accepted beliefs, especially in religion or politics.
- His orthodoxy in scientific methods made him skeptical of new theories.
- In the 1950s, political orthodoxy demanded strict anti-communist views.
- The church's orthodoxy was challenged by new interpretations of the scripture.
- A traditional or accepted belief or practice.
- Many medical orthodoxies have been overturned by modern research.
- The orthodoxy that the Earth is round is now universally accepted.
- She questioned the orthodoxy that women should stay at home.
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