Sentence examples for Orthodox from inspiring English sources
The word "Orthodox" is correct and usable in written English
It is used to describe a particular branch of Christianity. For example: "The Orthodox Church follows traditional religious practices and beliefs."
adjective
Conforming to the established, accepted or traditional doctrines of a given ideology, faith or religion.
There is no traffic on the island so the best way to explore the stunning Byzantine monasteries and Greek Orthodox churches is by bike or horse-drawn carriage.
Tsipras brought forward his trip by a month, underscoring the significance his government gives to the fellow Orthodox Christian state.
Nationalists were pro-EU but opposed to the single currency, common fisheries policy and increased centralisation; economically it talked orthodox left but intended to act conventionally right, pledging to cut corporation tax, and keep personal taxation low.
But Leviathan has been widely attacked at home: church groups have objected to its depiction of a corrupt Orthodox priest; the head of the town where it was shot complained that the film shows a "dirty, unwashed Russia"; and culture minister Vladimir Medinsky commented that films "with a sense of despair and hopelessness over our existence should not be financed with taxpayers' money".
Related: Nicky Morgan condemns Orthodox Jewish sect's female driver ban In a letter sent to parents last week, seen by the Jewish Chronicle, they say there has been an increase in the number of mothers driving their children to school and add that this has led to "great resentment among parents of pupils of our [Hasidic] institutions".
Not all Orthodox sects discourage women from driving.
This book is a story of relationships defined by the ultra-orthodox Jewish faith and set in north-west London.
Leaders of an ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect in north London have said children who are driven to school by their mothers will be turned away at the school gates.
A decision by the ultra-orthodox rabbi Nissim Karelitz recognises that the Chuetas of Mallorca, who were persecuted by the Spanish Inquisition and remained a distinct group within Mallorcan society until the 1970s, had the right to call themselves Jews.
"We cleaned it," says the curator at the National Centre for the Development of Holy Places, a body under Israel's ministry of tourism.First some ultra-Orthodox enthusiasts used hammers to scrape away what they considered to be the shrine's 17th-century muck.
Its first wave of Arab ones has already co-operated with ultra-Orthodox Jews to elect a mayor.
