orthodoxy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion)
  2. noun a belief or orientation agreeing with conventional standards

WordNet

Or"tho*dox`y noun
Etymology
Gr. : cf. F. orthodoxie. See Orthodox.
Definitions
  1. Soundness of faith; a belief in the doctrines taught in the Scriptures, or in some established standard of faith; -- opposed to heterodoxy or to heresy.
    Basil himself bears full and clear testimony to Gregory's orthodoxy. Waterland.
  2. Consonance to genuine Scriptural doctrines; -- said of moral doctrines and beliefs; as, the orthodoxy of a creed.
  3. By extension, said of any correct doctrine or belief.

Webster 1913