ORTHODOXNESS
Or"tho*dox`ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being orthodox; orthodoxy. Waterland.
ORTHODOXY
Or"tho*dox`y, n. Etym: [Gr. orthodoxie. See Orthodox.]
1. 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.
Basil himself bears full and clear testimony to Gregory's orthodoxy.
Waterland.
2. Consonance to genuine Scriptural doctrines; — said of moral doctrines and beliefs; as, the orthodoxy of a creed.
3. By extension, said of any correct doctrine or belief.
ORTHODROMIC
Or`tho*drom"ic, a. Etym: [Ortho- + Gr.
Defn: Of or pertaining to orthodromy.
ORTHODROMICS
Or`tho*drom"ics, n.
Defn: The art of sailing in a direct course, or on the arc of a great circle, which is the shortest distance between any two points on the surface of the globe; great-circle sailing; orthodromy.