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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionMay 8, 2026
Entity authorityQ1226236
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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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Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1580, 2013—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its strongest next move is a source search built around Orthodox, Wikimedia and disambiguation.
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Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 8, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1226236. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1580 and 2013.

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