orthodoxy
noun
or·tho·doxy
ˈȯr-thə-ˌdäk-sē 
plural orthodoxies
Examples of orthodoxy in a Sentence
I was surprised by the orthodoxy of her political views.
He rejected the orthodoxies of the scientific establishment.
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Higher interest rates are supposed to increase borrowing costs, according to economic orthodoxy, so what happened?
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Will Daniel, Fortune, 23 May 2024
Julia Sadusky, a psychologist in Colorado, is one of relatively few expert voices who has stepped into that fraught territory between anti-trans fear and zeal on the right, and what some see as a progressive orthodoxy on the left that leaves little space for parental doubts.
—Ruth Graham, New York Times, 17 May 2024
Ultimately, Hogan’s blend of pragmatic governance and willingness to challenge the Trump orthodoxy gives him a broad appeal that transcends party lines.
—Diego Gomez, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2024
Leading economists such as Dani Rodrik at Harvard and Daron Acemoglu at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s have started to challenge the prevailing orthodoxy that such jobs are an inevitable by-product of a well-functioning market economy.
—Daniel Chandler, TIME, 14 May 2024
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Will Daniel, Fortune, 23 May 2024
Julia Sadusky, a psychologist in Colorado, is one of relatively few expert voices who has stepped into that fraught territory between anti-trans fear and zeal on the right, and what some see as a progressive orthodoxy on the left that leaves little space for parental doubts.
—Ruth Graham, New York Times, 17 May 2024
Ultimately, Hogan’s blend of pragmatic governance and willingness to challenge the Trump orthodoxy gives him a broad appeal that transcends party lines.
—Diego Gomez, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2024
Leading economists such as Dani Rodrik at Harvard and Daron Acemoglu at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s have started to challenge the prevailing orthodoxy that such jobs are an inevitable by-product of a well-functioning market economy.
—Daniel Chandler, TIME, 14 May 2024
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orthodoxy
noun
or·tho·doxy
ˈȯr-thə-ˌdäk-sē
plural orthodoxies
1
: the quality or state of being orthodox
2
: an orthodox belief or practice
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