orthodox

Everyday

1. Orthodox means following the usual, accepted ideas or ways of doing something. tree →
2. (church) The Orthodox Church is a big family of Christian churches, strong in Greece, Russia, Ukraine, Serbia and other places, with icons, candles and ancient services. tree →
3. (religion) Orthodox Jews keep the Jewish laws strictly, such as the sabbath and food rules. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday or school use, "orthodox" can mean the standard way ("an orthodox method"), and "unorthodox" means unusual. In RE, Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter often on a different day from Western churches, and their priests may marry. Orthodox Jews rest on the sabbath and eat kosher food. Phrases: the Orthodox Church, Greek Orthodox, Orthodox Jew, an orthodox view, unorthodox methods.

Examples

• My friend Eleni is Greek Orthodox and lights candles before icons. tree →
• Orthodox Easter is sometimes a week later than ours. tree →
• The coach's unorthodox training had us running backwards. tree →
• An orthodox Jewish family does not use the car on the sabbath. tree →
• The orthodox way to solve this sum is long division. tree →
• The Orthodox church has a golden dome and beautiful paintings. tree →
• This is rank sacrilege in the eyes of the rigid orthodox in matters folk-lorical. tree →

Note

Capital O for the church or the Jewish group; small o for "usual, accepted". Opposite: unorthodox. Do not mix with "orthodontist" (a teeth-straightening dentist).

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: The word describes a writer who followed accepted beliefs; it is not the modern Orthodox Jewish movement here. In the primary lessons: In everyday or school use, "orthodox" can mean the standard way ("an orthodox method"), and "unorthodox" means unusual. In RE, Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter often on a different day from Western churches, and their priests may marry. Orthodox Jews rest on the sabbath and eat kosher food. Phrases: the Orthodox Church, Greek Orthodox, Orthodox Jew, an orthodox view, unorthodox methods.

Examples

• Postellus, the orthodox, gives Deus Vivus. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

Note

Capital O for the church or the Jewish group; small o for "usual, accepted". Opposite: unorthodox. Do not mix with "orthodontist" (a teeth-straightening dentist).