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| Main Entry: | orthodox |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | accepted, traditional |
| Synonyms: | acknowledged, approved, authoritative, by the numbers*, canonical, conformist, conservative, conventional, correct, customary, devout, die-hard, established, legitimate, official, pious, proper, punctilious, reactionary, received, recognized, religious, right, rightful, sanctioned, sound, square, standard, straight, straight arrow, true, according to the book, admitted, buttoned-down*, doctrinal, in line, old-line, traditionalistic, well-established |
| Antonyms: | heterodox, unconventional, unorthodox, untraditional |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | accepted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | generally agreed upon |
| Synonyms: | accustomed, acknowledged, approved, authorized, chosen, confirmed, conventional, current, customary, endorsed, established, fashionable, in vogue, kosher*, normal, orthodox, popular, preferred, received, recognized, regular, sanctioned, standard, straight*, time-honored, universal, unopposed, usual, welcomed, allowed, arrived at, card-carrying, credited, legit, okayed, passed, touted |
| Antonyms: | irregular, questionable, unconventional, unorthodox |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | believer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who has faith in something |
| Synonyms: | adherent, apostle, convert, devotee, disciple, doctrinaire, follower, freak, orthodox, prophet, proselyte, supporter, zealot, acceptor, canonist, dogmatist, religionist, religious person, upholder |
| Antonyms: | agnostic, atheist, disbeliever, non-believer |
| Main Entry: | canonical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | accepted, recognized |
| Synonyms: | approved, authoritative, authorized, lawful, legal, official, orthodox, received, sanctioned, sound, statutory |
| Antonyms: | unacceptable, unauthorized, unorthodox, uncanonical, unrecognized, unsanctioned |
| Main Entry: | conservative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cautious, moderate, tending to preserve the status quo |
| Synonyms: | bourgeois, constant, conventional, die-hard, fearful, firm, fuddy-duddy*, guarded, hard hat, illiberal, inflexible, middle-of-the-road*, obstinate, old guard*, orthodox, quiet, reactionary, redneck*, right, right-wing, sober, stable, steady, timid, traditional, unchangeable, unchanging, unimaginative, Tory, controlled, fogyish, hidebound, holding to, in a rut, not extreme, old line, right of center, traditionalistic, uncreative, undaring, unprogressive, white bread |
| Antonyms: | exaggerated, incautious, left-wing, liberal, progressive, radical |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | customary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | usual, established |
| Synonyms: | SOP*, accepted, according to Hoyle*, accustomed, acknowledged, by the numbers*, chronic, common, confirmed, conventional, established, everyday, familiar, fashionable, frequent, general, habitual, household, normal, ordinary, orthodox, popular, prescriptive, recognized, regular, regulation, routine, standard, standard operating procedure*, traditional, understood, universal, wonted, in a rut, in the groove, playing it safe, same old, stipulated |
| Notes: | habitual means made a norm or custom or habit or fixed practice; customary means in accordance with convention or custom; usual means commonly or normally encountered, experienced, or observed |
| Antonyms: | abnormal, different, irregular, occasional, rare, sometime, unusual |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | devout |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sincerely believing; devoted |
| Synonyms: | adherent, ardent, deep, earnest, faithful, fervent, fervid, genuine, godly, goody two-shoes, goody-goody*, heartfelt, holy, intense, orthodox, passionate, pious, profound, religious, reverent, serious, sincere, zealous, adoring, heart-and-soul, pietistic, prayerful, revering, venerating, worshiping |
| Antonyms: | insincere, irreligious, unbelieving |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | die-hard |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | uncompromising |
| Synonyms: | conservative, convinced, dyed-in-the-wool*, extremist, firm, immovable, inflexible, intransigent, orthodox, reactionary, right, Philistine, Tory, fogyish, old-line, standpat, traditionalistic, ultraconservative, unreconstructed |
| Antonyms: | flexible, compromising, conceding |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ecclesiastical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | churchly |
| Synonyms: | clerical, holy, ministerial, orthodox, parochial, pastoral, religious, sectarian, spiritual, diaconal, episcopal |
| Main Entry: | God-fearing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | religious |
| Synonyms: | dedicated, devoted, devout, ecclesiastical, faithful, godly, goody-goody*, holy, orthodox, pious, reverent, righteous, sacred, spiritual, theological, churchgoing, prayerful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | legitimate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | authentic, valid, legal |
| Synonyms: | accepted, accredited, acknowledged, admissible, appropriate, authorized, canonical, certain, cogent, consistent, correct, customary, fair, genuine, innocent, just, justifiable, lawful, licit, logical, natural, normal, official, on the level, orthodox, probable, proper, real, reasonable, received, recognized, regular, reliable, rightful, sanctioned, sensible, sound, statutory, sure, true, typical, usual, verifiable, warranted, well-founded, on the up and up |
| Antonyms: | illegal, illegitimate, invalid, unlawful, unwarranted |
| Main Entry: | official |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | authorized, legitimate |
| Synonyms: | accredited, approved, authentic, authoritative, bona fide, canonical, cathedral, ceremonious, cleared, conclusive, correct, customary, decided, decisive, definite, endorsed, established, ex officio, fitting, formal, legitimate, licensed, okay*, ordered, orthodox, positive, precise, proper, real, recognized, rightful, sanctioned, suitable, true, valid, authenticated, certified, ex cathedra |
| Antonyms: | unauthorized, unofficial, unsanctioned |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dedicated, religious |
| Synonyms: | clerical, devoted, devout, divine, ecclesiastical, godly, goody-goody*, orthodox, reverent, righteous, sacred, saintly, sanctimonious, spiritual, born-again, prayerful, priestly |
| Antonyms: | atheist, impious, irreligious, sinful, wicked |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | reactionary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | conservative |
| Synonyms: | die-hard*, orthodox, right, rigid, traditional, counterrevolutionary, obscurantist, old-line, regressive, retrogressive, rightist, standpat, tory, traditionalistic |
| Antonyms: | liberal, progressive, radical |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rightful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | legitimate |
| Synonyms: | applicable, appropriate, apt, authorized, befitting, bona fide, canonical, deserved, due, ethical, fair, fit, fitting, honest, just, kosher*, lawful, legal, merited, moral, noble, official, on the level*, orthodox, permitted, proper, real, requisite, right, suitable, true, valid, virtuous, card-carrying, condign, holding water, legit, moralistic, on the up and up, principled, right-minded, twenty-four carat |
| Antonyms: | illegal, illegitimate, incorrect, wrongful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | standard |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | regular, approved |
| Synonyms: | accepted, authoritative, average, basic, canonical, classic, common, customary, definitive, established, everyday, general, normal, official, orthodox, popular, prevailing, recognized, regulation, run-of-the-mill*, set, staple, stock, typical, usual, vanilla*, boilerplate, garden variety |
| Antonyms: | abnormal, different, irregular, unusual |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | typical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | usual, conventional |
| Synonyms: | archetypal, average, characteristic, classic, classical, common, commonplace, essential, everyday, exemplary, expected, general, habitual, ideal, illustrative, indicative, model, natural, normal, old hat, ordinary, orthodox, prevalent, quintessential, regular, representative, standard, standardized, stock, suggestive, symbolic, unexceptional, archetypical, emblematic, in character, in keeping, matter-of-course, paradigmatic, patterned, prototypal, prototypical, typic |
| Antonyms: | atypical, different, rare, unconventional, unorthodox, unusual |
| Main Entry: | conventional |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | common, normal |
| Synonyms: | accepted, accustomed, commonplace, correct, current, customary, decorous, everyday, expected, fashionable, formal, general, habitual, ordinary, orthodox, plain, popular, predominant, prevailing, prevalent, proper, regular, ritual, routine, square, standard, stereotyped, straight, traditional, typical, usual, well-known, wonted, button-down, in established usage, tralatitious |
| Antonyms: | abnormal, exotic, foreign, irregular, strange, uncommon, unconventional, unusual, uncustomary |
| Main Entry: | regular |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | normal, common |
| Synonyms: | approved, bona fide, classic, commonplace, correct, customary, daily, established, everyday, formal, general, habitual, lawful, legitimate, natural, official, ordinary, orthodox, prevailing, prevalent, proper, routine, run-of-the-mill*, sanctioned, standard, time-honored, traditional, typical, unexceptional, unvarying, usual, typic |
| Antonyms: | abnormal, anomalous, eccentric, extraordinary, irregular, rare, uncommon, unusual |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | religious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | concerning belief in divinity |
| Synonyms: | believing, canonical, clerical, devotional, devout, divine, ecclesiastical, god-fearing, godly, holy, ministerial, moral, orthodox, pious, pontifical, pure, reverent, righteous, sacerdotal, sacred, sacrosanct, saintly, scriptural, sectarian, spiritual, supernatural, theological, born-again, churchgoing, churchly, deistic, doctrinal, pietistic, prayerful, priestly, saintlike, theistic |
| Antonyms: | agnostic, atheistic, irreligious, ungodly |
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