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Another word for orthodox

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Adjective

  1. Adhering to beliefs or practices approved by authority or tradition

    See also:

    usual

  2. Conforming to established practice or standards

    See also:

    usual

  3. Generally approved or agreed upon

    See also:

    usual

    straight

    agree

    accept

  4. Strongly favoring retention of the existing order

    See also:

    keep

Noun

  1. One who strongly favors retention of the existing order

    See also:

    keep

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Another word for orthodox

Modifier
  1. See also:

    conventional

    conservative

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Sentence Examples

  • All the Albanians in Greece belong to the Orthodox Church.

  • There are, besides, in Italy some 2500 members of the Greek Orthodox Church.

  • He was the scholarly leader of the orthodox wing of the Presbyterian church in America, and was moderator of the General Assembly of 1891.

  • As protector Nicholas of the Orthodox Christians he espoused the cause of L and the the rayahs in Greece, Servia and Rumania.

  • Polish proprietors settled in large numbers on the Cossack territory, and great efforts were made, with the assistance of the Jesuits, to bring the Orthodox population under papal authority.

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