- (a.) Approved; conventional.
- (a.) Sound in opinion or doctrine, especially in religious doctrine; hence, holding the Christian faith; believing the doctrines taught in the Scriptures; -- opposed to heretical and heterodox; as, an orthodox Christian.
- (a.) According or congruous with the doctrines of Scripture, the creed of a church, the decree of a council or the like; as, an orthodox opinion, book, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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