Orthodoxy1. (n.) Soundness in some established standard faith; a belief in the doctrines taught in the Scriptures; -- opposed to heterodoxy or to heresy.
2. (n.) Consonance to genuine Scriptural doctrines; -- said of moral doctrines and beliefs; as, the orthodoxy of a creed.
3. (n.) By extension, said of any correct doctrine or belief.
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