different between ideology vs orthodox

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French idéologie, from idéo- +? -logie (equivalent to English ideo- +? -logy). Coined 1796 by Antoine Destutt de Tracy. Modern sense of “doctrine” attributed to use of related idéologue (“ideologue”) by Napoleon Bonaparte as a term of abuse towards political opponents in early 1800s.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /a?.di.??l.?.d??i/, /?.di.??l.?.d??i/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?a?.di???l.?.d??i?/

Noun

ideology (countable and uncountable, plural ideologies)

1. Doctrine, philosophy, body of beliefs or principles belonging to an individual or group.
2. (uncountable) The study of the origin and nature of ideas.

Usage notes

Original meaning “study of ideas” (following the etymology), today primarily used to mean “doctrine”. For example “communist ideology” generally refers to “communist doctrine”; study of communist ideas instead being “communist philosophy”, or more clearly “philosophy of communism”; only rarely “ideology of communism”.

Derived terms

Translations

References

Further reading

• "ideology" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 153.
• ideology in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• ideology in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• eidology

English

Etymology

From Late Latin orthodoxus, from Ancient Greek ????????? (orthódoxos), from ????? (orthós, “straight”) + ???? (dóxa, “opinion”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?????d?ks/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??????d?ks/
• Hyphenation: or?tho?dox

Adjective

orthodox (comparative more orthodox, superlative most orthodox)

1. Conforming to the accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology. [from 15th c.]

   Antonyms: heretical, heterodox, unorthodox

   • 2005, Alister E McGrath, Iustitia Dei:

     Five important modifications were made by the Pietists to the orthodox doctrine of justification, each corresponding to a distinctive aspect of the movement's agenda.

   • 2009, Andrew Brown, The Guardian, 23 Dec 2009:

     ‘These speakers are academics who have specialised in Islamic sciences and are well respected in scholarly circles. It is grossly unjust to suggest that they belong to some fringe ideology rather than orthodox Islam.’

2. Adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted.

   Synonyms: conservative, conventional

   Antonyms: liberal, outlandish, unorthodox
3. (botany) Of pollen, seed, or spores: viable for a long time; viable when dried to low moisture content.

   Antonym: recalcitrant

Derived terms

• orthodoxise, orthodoxize

Related terms

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin orthodoxus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??r.to??d?ks/
• Hyphenation: or?tho?dox
• Rhymes: -?ks

Adjective

orthodox (not comparable)

1. orthodox
   1. (ideology, religion) conforming to conventional norms in opinion or practice

   2. (more generally) staying close to established customs, not particularly innovative

Inflection

Antonyms

• heterodox
• onorthodox

Derived terms

• ultraorthodox

Related terms

• orthodoxie

German

Etymology

From Late Latin orthodoxus, from Ancient Greek ????????? (orthódoxos), from ????? (orthós, “straight”) + ???? (dóxa, “opinion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???.to?d?ks/

Adjective

orthodox (comparative orthodoxer, superlative am orthodoxesten)

1. (religion, sometimes other ideologies) orthodox

2. (religion) Orthodox

Usage notes

• Particularly in Christian contexts, the word is ambiguous as it can have the general sense of “not heterodox”, or the specific senses of “Eastern Orthodox” and “Oriental Orthodox” (which are distinct groups). The specifications byzantinisch-orthodox (“Eastern Orthodox”) and orientalisch-orthodox (“Oriental Orthodox”) are available, though the former is rarely used.

Declension

Synonyms

• (orthodox): rechtgläubig

Derived terms

• Griechisch-Orthodoxe Kirche f
• Koptisch-Orthodoxe Kirche f
• Russisch-Orthodoxe Kirche f
• Syrisch-Orthodoxe Kirche f
• unorthodox

Related terms

• Orthodoxie

Further reading

• “orthodox” in Duden online