Reformed vs Orthodox - What's the difference?
reformed | orthodox |
(reform)
Corrected; amended; restored to purity or excellence; said, specifically, of the whole body of Protestant churches originating in the Reformation, or, in a more restricted sense, of those who separated from (Martin Luther) on the doctrine of consubstantiation, etc., and carried the Reformation, as they claimed, to a higher point.
* Macaulay
Amended in character and life.
(UK, military, of an officer) Retained in service on half or full pay after the disbandment of the company or troop.
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.
As adjectives the difference between reformed and orthodox
is that reformed is corrected; amended; restored to purity or excellence; said, specifically, of the whole body of Protestant churches originating in the Reformation, or, in a more restricted sense, of those who separated from Martin Luther on the doctrine of consubstantiation, etc., and carried the Reformation, as they claimed, to a higher point while orthodox is conforming to the established, accepted or traditional doctrines of a given ideology, faith or religion.As a verb reformed
is past tense of reform.reformed
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- The town was one of the strongholds of the Reformed faith.
- a reformed gambler or drunkard
orthodox
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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.’