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Evangelical :: Evangelical (a.) Earnest for the truth taught in the gospel; strict in interpreting Christian doctrine; preeminetly orthodox; -- technically applied to that party in the Church of England, and in the Protestant Episcopal Church, which holds the doctrine of Justification by Faith alone; the Low Church party. The term is also applied to other religion bodies not regarded as orthodox..

Orthodoxical :: Orthodoxical (a.) Pertaining to, or evincing, orthodoxy; orthodox..

Orthodoxy :: Orthodoxy (n.) 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..

Orthodoxal :: Orthodoxal (a.) Pertaining to, or evincing, orthodoxy; orthodox..

Orthodoxastical :: Orthodoxastical (a.) Orthodox.

Latitudinarian :: Latitudinarian (n.) One who departs in opinion from the strict principles of orthodoxy.

Ortho- :: Ortho- () A combining form signifying straight, right, upright, correct, regular; as, orthodromy, orthodiagonal, orthodox, orthographic..

Orthodoxness :: Orthodoxness (n.) The quality or state of being orthodox; orthodoxy.

Orthodoxally :: Orthodoxally (adv.) Orthodoxly.

Heterodox :: Heterodox (a.) Holding heterodox opinions, or doctrines not orthodox; heretical; -- said of persons..

Orthodoxy :: Orthodoxy (n.) By extension, said of any correct doctrine or belief..

Liberal :: Liberal (a.) Not bound by orthodox tenets or established forms in political or religious philosophy; independent in opinion; not conservative; friendly to great freedom in the constitution or administration of government; having tendency toward democratic or republican, as distinguished from monarchical or aristocratic, forms; as, liberal thinkers; liberal Christians; the Liberal party..

Sound :: Sound (superl.) Free from error; correct; right; honest; true; faithful; orthodox; -- said of persons; as, a sound lawyer; a sound thinker..

Sunniah :: Sunna (n.) A collection of traditions received by the orthodox Mohammedans as of equal authority with the Koran.

Shiah :: Shiah (n.) A member of that branch of the Mohammedans to which the Persians belong. They reject the first three caliphs, and consider Ali as being the first and only rightful successor of Mohammed. They do not acknowledge the Sunna, or body of traditions respecting Mohammed, as any part of the law, and on these accounts are treated as heretics by the Sunnites, or orthodox Mohammedans..

Catholicism :: Catholicism (n.) The faith of the whole orthodox Christian church, or adherence thereto..

Hyperorthodoxy :: Hyperorthodoxy (n.) Orthodoxy pushed to excess.

Orthodox :: Orthodox (a.) According or congruous with the doctrines of Scripture, the creed of a church, the decree of a council, or the like; as, an orthodox opinion, book, etc..

Orthodox :: Orthodox (a.) Sound in opinion or doctrine, especially in religious doctrine; hence, holding the Christian faith; believing the doctrines taught in the Scriptures; -- opposed to heretical and heterodox; as, an orthodox Christian..

Orthodoxly :: Orthodoxly (adv.) In an orthodox manner; with soundness of faith.

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