Orthodox vs Conformity - What's the difference?
orthodox | conformity |
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.
State of things being similar or identical.
A point of resemblance; a similarity.
State of being conforming, of complying with a set of rules, with a norm or standard.
The ideology of adhering to one standard or social uniformity.
As an adjective orthodox
is conforming to the established, accepted or traditional doctrines of a given ideology, faith or religion.As a noun conformity is
state of things being similar or identical.orthodox
English
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.’
Synonyms
* (adhering to whatever is traditional) conventional, conservativeAntonyms
* (conforming to the established faith) heretical, unorthodox, heterodox * (adhering to whatever is traditional) liberal, outlandish, unorthodox * (viable for a long time) recalcitrantconformity
English
Noun
- How far should one accept the rules of the society in which one lives? To put it another way: at what point does conformity become corruption? Only by answering such questions does the conscience truly define itself. -
