Orthodox — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of or pertaining to or characteristic of Judaism

adhering to what is commonly accepted

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɔːɹθədˌɑːks/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɔːθədˌɒks/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɔːθədˌɒks/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɔːɹθədˌɑːks/.

Examples

Orthodox Judaism
an orthodox view of the world

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Greek Orthodox Eastern Orthodox Russian Orthodox Jewish-Orthodox

Antonyms

unorthodox

Parts of Speech

adjective	of or pertaining to or characteristic of Judaism “Orthodox Judaism”
adjective	adhering to what is commonly accepted “an orthodox view of the world”
adjective	of or relating to or characteristic of the Eastern Orthodox Church

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

orthodoxe

de ou se rapportant à ou caractéristique du judaïsme

🇪🇸Spanish

ortodoxo

Perteneciente o relativo al judaísmo o característico del mismo.

🇮🇹Italian

ortodosso

o pertinente o caratteristico del giudaismo

🇵🇹Portuguese

ortodoxo

de ou pertencente a ou característico do Judaísmo

🇷🇺Russian

ортодоксальный

принадлежащий или относящийся к иудаизму или характеризующий его

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रूढ़िवादी

यहूदी धर्म से संबंधित या उसकी विशेषता

🇧🇩Bengali

অর্থোডক্স

ইহুদি ধর্মের বা এর সাথে সম্পর্কিত বা বৈশিষ্ট্য

🇮🇳Tamil

மரபுவழி

யூத மதத்தின் அல்லது தொடர்புடைய அல்லது பண்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

సనాతన

జుడాయిజం యొక్క లేదా సంబంధించిన లేదా లక్షణం

🇮🇳Marathi

ऑर्थोडॉक्स

ज्यू धर्माचे किंवा त्याच्याशी संबंधित किंवा वैशिष्ट्यपूर्ण

🇮🇳Gujarati

રૂઢિચુસ્ત

યહુદી ધર્મની અથવા તેનાથી સંબંધિત અથવા લાક્ષણિકતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಾಂಪ್ರದಾಯಿಕ

ಜುದಾಯಿಸಂನ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

യാഥാസ്ഥിതികൻ

യഹൂദമതത്തിൻ്റെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സ്വഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਰਥੋਡਾਕਸ

ਜਾਂ ਯਹੂਦੀ ਧਰਮ ਦੀ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

آرتھوڈوکس

یا اس سے متعلق یا یہودیت کی خصوصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

正统

属于犹太教或属于犹太教或具有犹太教特征

🇯🇵Japanese

正統派

ユダヤ教の、ユダヤ教に関する、またはユダヤ教に特徴的な

🇰🇷Korean

전통적인

유대교에 속하거나 유대교의 특징

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chính thống

thuộc, liên quan đến hoặc có đặc điểm của đạo Do Thái

🇹🇭Thai

ดั้งเดิม

ของหรือเกี่ยวข้องกับหรือลักษณะของศาสนายิว

🇮🇩Indonesian

ortodoks

dari atau berkaitan dengan atau karakteristik Yudaisme

🇲🇾Malay

ortodoks

daripada atau berkaitan dengan atau ciri agama Yahudi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الأرثوذكسية

اليهودية أو المتعلقة بها أو المميزة لها

🇮🇷Persian

ارتدکس

مربوط به یهودیت یا مربوط به آن است

🇹🇷Turkish

Ortodoks

Yahudiliğe ait veya Yahudiliğe ait veya karakteristik

🇮🇱Hebrew

אוֹרתוֹדוֹקסִי

של או הקשורים או מאפיין את היהדות

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