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Up to the advent of [[Christianity]] the term was not used like that in the Greek-speaking world. Orthodoxy is opposed to ''[[heterodoxy]]'' ('other teaching'), ''[[heresy]]'' and ''[[Schism (religion)|schism]]''. People who profess a doctrine considered to be false by the majority are most often called heretics. People who separate themselves from the body of believers, i.e. from [[full communion]], are called schismatics. -->
Up to the advent of [[Christianity]] the term was not used like that in the Greek-speaking world. Orthodoxy is opposed to ''[[heterodoxy]]'' ('other teaching'), ''[[heresy]]'' and ''[[Schism (religion)|schism]]''. People who profess a doctrine considered to be false by the majority are most often called heretics. People who separate themselves from the body of believers, i.e. from [[full communion]], are called schismatics. -->


Orhodoxy or "correct" belief is not subjective.<ref name="catholic"/>
Orthodoxy or "correct" belief is not subjective.<ref name="catholic"/>
==References==
==References==
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== Related pages ==
* [[Orthodox Judaism]]
* [[Eastern Orthodoxy]]
* [[Oriental Orthodoxy]]


==Other websites==
==Other websites==
* [http://www.kosovo.net/orthodoxy.html History of Orthodox Christianity]
* [http://www.kosovo.net/orthodoxy.html History of Orthodox Christianity] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515181633/http://www.kosovo.net/orthodoxy.html |date=2012-05-15 }}
* [http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/inquirers/ Orthodox Christian Information Center]
* [http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/inquirers/ Orthodox Christian Information Center]


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Orthodoxy means right belief or purity of faith.[1] Orthodoxy is established by an absolute authority.[2]

The term "orthodoxy" or "orthodox" is typically used to label or identify a specific kind of theology and doctrine of religion.

Orthodoxy or "correct" belief is not subjective.[2]

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  1. The term "orthodoxeia"comes from the Greek ortho ('right', 'correct') and doxa ('thought', 'teaching', 'glorification').
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Orthodoxy," Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2012-10-2.
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