English → Latin
“orthodox” in Latin
orthodoxusorthodoxvērustrue, real, actual (conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct); true, genuine (not counterfeiantīquusold, ancient; aged; time-honoured, bygone
The English word orthodox itself goes back to Latin orthodoxus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
orthodox
Of persons, verae legis Christianae studiosus (after Ammianus, 25, 10, 5). But *orthodoxus is almost indispensable as technical term (Krebs).
Of things, *orthodoxus; *verae, antiquae, publice receptae doctrinae or religioni conveniens.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for orthodox?
- The usual Latin words for “orthodox” are orthodoxus, vērus, antīquus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.