orthodoxy

正統主義、通説への同調

ある集団が伝統的に正しいと認めてきた考えや信念に従うこと。

やさしい英語で： Following beliefs or ideas that a group traditionally accepts as right.

• She challenged the prevailing orthodoxy.
• Economic orthodoxy shaped the government's decisions.
• His refusal to follow religious orthodoxy shocked his family.

類義語： conformity, conventional thinking

反対語： heterodoxy, nonconformity

よく使う表現： challenge orthodoxy, economic orthodoxy, political orthodoxy, prevailing orthodoxy

教義上の正統性、正統信仰

宗教や思想の教えに照らして、正しいと認められること。

やさしい英語で： Being considered correct according to the teachings of a religion or system of ideas.

• Church leaders questioned the priest's orthodoxy.
• The council examined the orthodoxy of his teachings.
• Her argument defended the doctrine's orthodoxy within that tradition.

類義語： doctrinal correctness

反対語： heterodoxy, heresy

よく使う表現： doctrinal orthodoxy, religious orthodoxy, question someone's orthodoxy