Habitual vs Orthodox - What's the difference?
habitual | orthodox | Related terms |
Behaving in a regular manner, as a habit.
Recurring, or that is performed over and over again.
Regular or usual.
Conforming to the established, accepted or traditional doctrines of a given ideology, faith or religion.
* 2005 , Alister E McGrath, Iustitia Dei :
* 2009 , Andrew Brown, The Guardian , 23 Dec 2009:
Adhering to whatever is traditional, customary or generally accepted.
Viable for a long time, viable when dried to low moisture content.
Habitual is a related term of orthodox.
As adjectives the difference between habitual and orthodox
is that habitual is behaving in a regular manner, as a habit while orthodox is of or pertaining to the eastern orthodox church.habitual
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Alternative forms
* habituall (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- He's a habitual chainsmoker .
- Her habitual lying was the reason for my mistrust .
- Professor Franklein took his habitual seat at the conference table .
Derived terms
* habituallyorthodox
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Adjective
(en adjective)- Five important modifications were made by the Pietists to the orthodox doctrine of justification, each corresponding to a distinctive aspect of the movement's agenda.
- ‘These speakers are academics who have specialised in Islamic sciences and are well respected in scholarly circles. It is grossly unjust to suggest that they belong to some fringe ideology rather than orthodox Islam.’