Synonyms for orthodox
ˈɔr θəˌdɒksor·tho·dox

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1. Orthodoxadjective

   Pertaining to the Ukranian orthodox Greek Catholic Church

   Synonyms:
   conventional, mainstream, conservative

   Antonyms:
   unorthodox, liberal, outlandish

2. orthodoxadjective

   Antonyms:
   heretical, heterodox, unorthodox

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.9 / 7 votes

1. orthodox

   Synonyms:
   correct, sound, true

   Antonyms:
   heretical, unorthodox

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1. Orthodox, Jewish-Orthodoxadjective

   of or pertaining to or characteristic of Judaism

   "Orthodox Judaism"

   Antonyms:
   nonconformist, dissident, heterodox, dissentient, Reformed, nonconforming, unorthodox, recusant, iconoclastic, heretical

2. orthodoxadjective

   adhering to what is commonly accepted

   "an orthodox view of the world"

   Antonyms:
   Reformed, heretical, iconoclastic, recusant, heterodox, unorthodox, dissentient, nonconforming, nonconformist, dissident

3. Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox, Russian Orthodox, Greek Orthodoxadjective

   of or relating to or characteristic of the Eastern Orthodox Church

   Antonyms:
   heterodox, unorthodox, recusant, dissentient, Reformed, nonconforming, nonconformist, dissident, heretical, iconoclastic

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1. orthodoxadjective

   Synonyms:
   sound (in religious opinions), of the true faith, not heretical

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1. orthodoxadjective

   Antonyms:
   heterodox

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1. List of paraphrases for "orthodox":

   unorthodox, orthodoxy

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1. Nathan Diament:

   It was an absolute recognition that this was a violent attack targeted at the Orthodox Jewish community.

2. The Serbian Orthodox Church:

   The Serbian Orthodox Church had always been present in the life and deeds of the great Nikola Tesla.

3. Victoria Smolkin:

   They're trying to wrest this legacy of Kievan Rus' for Russia and that's a really critical part of Putin's view of history and the role of Russian Orthodoxy in that history, what Russian President Vladimir Putin is claiming is that Russian President Vladimir Putin is restoring the natural God-given order of things : that the Ukrainians and Russians have always been one people and they all know that because they all come from Kievan Rus' and they're all Orthodox.

4. Reverend Grigory Mikhnov-Vaytenko:

   It is now essentially a military church in Russia. We don't have Orthodox Christians, we have military Christians.

5. Tony Perkins:

   It is an egregious attack on the freedom to believe and live according to those beliefs. It would position the government to lord over churches and other faith-based institutions, dictating potentially who they hire, how their facilities are used, and even punishing them for not falling in step with a view of human sexuality that directly contradicts orthodox biblical teaching.