Outside the mainstream of orthodox Judaism, the apocalyptic books were more successful with certain movements.
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Orthodox
/ˈɔɹθədɑks/
Synonyms for "orthodox" (227 found)
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Closest matches (46)
acceptedaccordantaccustomedacknowledgedadmittedanalapprovedauthenticauthoritativeauthorizedbeing donebourgeoisbutton-downcanonicalcanonistchristiancomme il fautcommoncompulsiveconcordant
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Adjective(12 words)
acceptedaccepted doctrinebrahminiccanon lawscanonical exampleclassical art techniqueclassical composersclassical music compositionsclassical philosophyclassical symphoniescommunisticconservative mindset
Adjective(2 words)
allowedby the book
Noun(8 words)
classical adjectiveclassical educationclassical fine artsclassical mechanicsclassical thoughtconfucianconservative forcesconservative usage
Strong matches (68)
Adjective(18 words)
conventionalconventional beliefconventional designconventional ideaconventional methodconventional orderconventional practicesdoctrinal fielddogmaticdogmaticaleastern orthodoxecclesiasticalgreek orthodoxhasidicjewish-orthodoxliterary traditionliturgicalmainstream
Noun(7 words)
correctcorrespondingcustomaryde rigueurdecentdecorousdie harddie-harddoctrinaldourestablishedevangelicalfaithfulfirmfogyishformalformalisticfundamentalisthardharmonious
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hideboundimpliablein accordin keepingin linein stepinexorableinflexibleironironboundironcladironhandedkosherliteralmeetmuscle bound
Related words (113)
muscle-boundobdurateobstinateof the faithofficialold-lineordinaryorthodox christianorthodox jeworthodoxicalorthodoxistpedanticplasticpopularprecisianisticprevailingprevalentprocrusteanproperpurist
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puristicpuritanpuritanicpuritanicalreactionaryreceivedrecognizedregularrelentlessrightrigidrigoristrigoristicrigorousrockboundsanctionedscripturalseemlysoundsquarestandardstiffstraightstraightlacedstraitlacedstubbornstuffysunni muslimtextualtextualisttextuarythe orthodoxtorytraditionaltraditionalisttraditionalistictruetrue believertrue bluetrue-bluetypicalunbendinguncompromisingunrelentingunyieldinguptight
Adjective(32 words)
orthodox adherentorthodox believerorthodox christianorthodox churchorthodox followerorthodoxypolitical conservativerabbinicreligiousreligious followersreligious practicerussian orthodoxspanish conservadorstaiderstandardstandard beliefstandard practiceswedish konservativthe churchthe faith community
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the orthodox believerstraditionaltraditional concepttraditional cottagetraditional greeknesstraditional holidaystraditional lawtraditional lifestyletraditional methodtraditional storytraditional structuretraditional teaching tool
Noun(7 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: accepted, accepted, accepted doctrine, accordant, accustomed.
- Sentence evidence is available for orthodox, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
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When not to replace "orthodox"
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Related word relations
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More general
7 entriesMore specific
13 entriesOrthodox ChristianOrthodox ChurchOrthodox dioceseOrthodox laypersonOrthodox liturgyOrthodox monkOrthodox parishOrthodox priestaccepted theoryorthodox economicsorthodox medicineshared beliefstandard doctrine
Collocations
10 entriesOrthodox ChristianOrthodox ChurchOrthodox JudaismOrthodox doctrineOrthodox liturgyOrthodox priestorthodox Christianityorthodox beliefsorthodox medicinethe Orthodox
Inflections
3 entriesmore orthodoxmost orthodoxthe Orthodox
Derivations
4 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
12 entriesTranslations
68 translations across 57 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- ortodoks adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Arabic
2 entries- أرثوذكسي adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
- أُرْثُوذُكْسِيّ adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Armenian
2 entries- հունադավան adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
- ուղղափառ adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Azerbaijani
4 entries- ortodoks adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
- pravoslav adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
- اورتادوس adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
- اورتودوقس adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Belarusian
1 entries- правасла́ўны adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Bengali
1 entries- অর্থোডক্স adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Bulgarian
1 entries- правосла́вен adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Catalan
1 entries- ortodox adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 東正教 /东正教 adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
- 正教 adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Church Slavic
1 entries- православьнъ adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Crimean Tatar
1 entries- ortodoks adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Czech
1 entries- pravoslavný adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Danish
1 entries- ortodoks adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Dutch
2 entries- Oosters-orthodox adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
- orthodox adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Esperanto
1 entries- ortodoksa adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Estonian
1 entries- õigeusu adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Faroese
1 entries- ortodoksur adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Finnish
1 entries- ortodoksinen adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
French
1 entries- orthodoxe adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Galician
1 entries- ortodoxo adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Georgian
1 entries- მართლმადიდებელი adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
German
1 entries- orthodox adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Greek
1 entries- ορθόδοξος adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Hebrew
1 entries- אוֹרְתּוֹדוֹקְּסִי adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Hindi
1 entries- रूढ़िवादी adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Hungarian
2 entries- ortodox adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
- pravoszláv adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Ido
1 entries- ortodoxa adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Indonesian
1 entries- ortodoks adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Italian
1 entries- ortodosso adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Japanese
2 entries- オーソドックス adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
- 正教 adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Karaim
1 entries- yavan adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Kazakh
1 entries- православиелік adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Korean
1 entries- 정교 adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- православие adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Lao
1 entries- ອອກໂຕດົກ adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Lithuanian
1 entries- stačiatikis adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Macedonian
1 entries- православен adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- ortodoks adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- ortodoks adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Persian
2 entries- ارتدکس adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
- یگان adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Polish
1 entries- prawosławny adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Portuguese
1 entries- ortodoxo adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Romanian
1 entries- ortodox adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Russian
1 entries- правосла́вный adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- prȁvoslāvan adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
- пра̏восла̄ван adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Slovak
1 entries- pravoslávny adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Slovene
1 entries- pravoslaven adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Spanish
1 entries- ortodoxo adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Swedish
1 entries- ortodox adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Tajik
1 entries- православӣ adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Tatar
1 entries- православие adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Thai
1 entries- ออร์ทอดอกซ์ adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Turkish
1 entries- Ortodoks adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Turkmen
1 entries- prawoslaw adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Ukrainian
1 entries- правосла́вний adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Uzbek
1 entries- pravoslaviye adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Vietnamese
1 entries- chánh giáo adj (of the Orthodox Churches)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
From 1859, Protestant missionaries from America started to arrive, and the Catholic and Russian Orthodox churches also became actively involved in missionary work.
Source: tatoeba (1018443)
Outside the mainstream of orthodox Judaism, apocalypticism was more successful with certain movements.
Source: tatoeba (1665110)
The Byzantine Greek monks Cyril and Methodius are credited with bringing the alphabet to Russia and laying the foundations of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Source: tatoeba (2076540)
Showing 4 of 17 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "orthodox"?
Closest matches include accepted, accepted, accepted doctrine, accordant, accustomed.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "orthodox"?
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