different between orthodox vs slava

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

English

Etymology

From South Slavic slava / ????? (slava), literally "fame, honour".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sl??v?/

Noun

slava (plural slavas)

1. (Eastern Orthodoxy) The custom of honoring a family patron saint, celebrated chiefly by the Serbs, but also by some Macedonians, Montenegrins, Bulgarians and Gorani.
   • 1942: I was also enchanted at the opportunity of seeing a Slava (the word means ‘Holy’), which is the distinctive social custom of the Serbs. — Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Canongate 2006, p. 753)

Further reading

• Slava on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Salva, avals, lavas, vasal

Italian

Adjective

slava

1. feminine singular of slavo

Noun

slava f (plural slave)

1. female equivalent of slavo

   Slavic woman, Slav woman

Anagrams

• salva, valsa

Latvian

Alternative forms

• (archaic form) sl?ve
• (dialectal forms) slave, slavs

Etymology

A nominal, derived from the stem of (unattested) Latvian verb *slaut (“to make known”), whence also slav?t (“to praise, to commend, to speak highly”) (q.v.). Cognates include Lithuanian šlov??, dialectal šlóv?, šlav??, Proto-Slavic *slava.

Pronunciation

Noun

slava m

1. (dialectal form) genitive singular form of slavs

slava f (4th declension)

1. fame, renown (very high evaluation or opinion of a person, a place, an institution, a symbol, etc., by a community)

2. glory, praise

3. reputation, fame (a widespread idea or impression about someone)

Declension

Synonyms

• gods
• reput?cija

Derived terms

• slavens

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• slave (e infinitive)

Verb

slava (present tense slavar, past tense slava, past participle slava, passive infinitive slavast, present participle slavande, imperative slav)

1. (intransitive) to wear out by labouring
2. (intransitive) to work or serve as a slave

Synonyms

• træla/træle

References

• “slava” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *slava, from Proto-Indo-European *?lewos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slâ?a/
• Hyphenation: sla?va

Noun

sl?va f (Cyrillic spelling ??????)

1. glory
2. fame
3. feast
4. (regional, Orthodox Christian) Christian celebration (holiday) honoring a family saint

Declension

Synonyms

• (glory): díka

Derived terms

• pròslaviti

See also

• fešta

References

• “slava” in Hrvatski jezi?ni portal

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *slava.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slà??a/

Noun

sláva f

1. glory
2. fame

Inflection

Swedish

Etymology

slav +? -a

Verb

slava (present slavar, preterite slavade, supine slavat, imperative slava)

1. to work or serve as a slave; to be treated like a slave

Conjugation

Related terms

• slaveri

Anagrams

• salva, svala