Middle English Dictionary Entry
orthodoxe adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | orthodoxe adj. Also ortodox. |
| Etymology | L orthodoxus, from Gr. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Orthodox, true, correct; ~ chirche, ~ feith.
Associated quotations
- (c1454) Pecock Fol.(Roy 17.D.9)69/23 : Þe same feiþ we clepen ortodox feiþ, þat is to seie, riȝt feiþ.
- (c1456) Pecock Faith (Trin-C B.14.45)285 : Orthodoxe is as myche to seie as riȝt glorie, or the thing which is worthi riȝt glorie, and therfore al trewe feith, thouȝ it be particuler, ouȝte be clepid orthodoxe feith..and ech trewe feithful particuler chirche ouȝte be clepid orthodoxe chirche.
- (c1456) Pecock Faith (Trin-C B.14.45)286 : Men..not so weel leerned in latin..han brouȝte into a viciose use now late bi ignoraunce of trewe grammer forto calle a thing catholik for that it is orthodoxe..loke..whether the book of Januense in gramer..is called catholicon for that it is orthodoxe or for that it is universal.