Orthodox
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Orthodox, Orthodoxy, or Orthodoxism may refer to:
Religion
Orthodoxy, adherence to accepted norms, more specifically adherence to creeds, especially within Christianity and Judaism, but also less commonly in non-Abrahamic religions like Neo-paganism or Hinduism
Christian
Christian orthodoxy
Traditional Christian denominations
Eastern Orthodoxy, which accepts the theological resolutions of the Council of Chalcedon
Oriental Orthodoxy, which does not accept the theological resolutions of the Council of Chalcedon
Modern denominations
Lutheran orthodoxy, an era in the history of Lutheranism which began in 1580 from the writing of the Book of Concord
Neo-orthodoxy, a theological position also known as dialectical theology
Orthodox Presbyterian Church, a confessional Presbyterian denomination located primarily in the northern United States
Paleo-orthodoxy, (20th–21st century), a movement in the United States focusing on the consensus among the ecumenical councils and church fathers
Reformed Orthodoxy (16th–18th century), a systematized, institutionalized and codified Reformed theology
True Orthodox church, also called Old Calendarists, a movement that separated from the mainstream Eastern Orthodox Church in the 1920s over issues of ecumenism and calendar reform
Academic term
Proto-orthodox Christianity, a term coined by New Testament scholar Bart D. Ehrman to describe the Early Christian movement which was the precursor of Christian orthodoxy
Non-Christian
Orthodox Bahá'í Faith, a small Baha'i denomination
Orthodox Islam, generally refers to Sunni Islam
Orthodox Judaism, a branch of Judaism
Haredi Judaism, groups within Orthodox Judaism that reject modern secular culture
Hasidic Judaism, a sub-group within Haredi Judaism noted for its religious conservatism and, typically, social seclusion
Modern Orthodox Judaism, is a movement within Orthodox Judaism
Kemetic Orthodoxy, an Egyptian neo-pagan religion that intends to reform and restore ancient Egyptian religion
Slavic Native Faith or Orthodoxy, a term used by Neo-Slavic pagan religious organizations
Other uses
Left-arm orthodox spin, a bowling technique in cricket
Orthodox (album), a 2013 album by American rock band Beware of Darkness
Orthodox (band), an American metalcore band from Tennessee.
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