Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: orthodox
IPA transcription: ['ɔɹθəd,ɑks]
Pronunciations of orthodox
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: Orthodox, Jewish-Orthodox
    Meaning: of or pertaining to or characteristic of Judaism; "Orthodox Judaism"
  • Synonyms: orthodox
    Meaning: adhering to what is commonly accepted; "an orthodox view of the world"
Usage examples
  • The orthodox explanation:
  • All the orthodox believers have them by heart.
  • He had that sense of truth which always upsets the orthodox.
  • But we are satisfied to rest the case on orthodox admissions alone.
  • So he cut down even the orthodox ration and tried to increase the day's travel.
  • Hypatia was murdered in church, and by the clergy, because she was not orthodox.
  • "It is, I am convinced, a strictly orthodox heart, although somewhat larger and warmer than most people possess."
  • Besides profiting by the more canonical books on education, we profited by certain essays and articles of a less orthodox type.
  • And very strong--strong enough to be very gravely considered--is the possibility of that writing taking up an orthodox association of sounds, and becoming a world speech.
  • Much of the so-called orthodox economic analysis was essentially erroneous as applied to the conditions of the past century; it is erroneous to-day and will be so for years to come, if it ever fits the facts.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Eucharistic theology, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Benjamin Franklin, License CC BY-SA 4.0