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   or·tho·dox·y

   /ˈôrTHəˌdäksē/

   noun

   • 1. authorized or generally accepted theory, doctrine, or practice: "monetarist orthodoxy" Similar doctrinebeliefconvictioncreeddogmacredotheoryviewideatenetteachingpracticereceived wisdomarticle of faith
   • ▪ the quality of conforming to orthodox theories, doctrines, or practices: "writings of unimpeachable orthodoxy" Similar conventionalityconventionalismconformismconservatismtraditionalismconformitypropernessproprietycorrectnessdoctrinalismunoriginality
   • 2. the whole community of Orthodox Jews or Orthodox Christians: "she was brought up in orthodoxy"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: via late Latin from late Greek orthodoxia ‘sound doctrine’, from orthodoxos (see orthodox).

   Scrabble Points: 23

   • O

     1

   • R

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   • T

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   • H

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   • O

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   • D

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   • O

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   • X

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   • Y

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