Traditional vs. Orthodox — What's the Difference?

Of, relating to, or in accord with tradition

Adhering to the accepted or traditional and established faith, especially in religion.

Of, relating to, or derived from tradition.

Adhering to the Christian faith as expressed in the early Christian ecumenical creeds.

Communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only.

Of or relating to any of the churches or rites of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Observant of tradition; attached to old customs; old-fashioned.

Of or relating to Orthodox Judaism.

In lieu of the name of the composer of a piece of music, whose real name is lost in the mists of time.

Adhering to what is commonly accepted, customary, or traditional

Relating to traditional Chinese.

One that is orthodox.

A person with traditional beliefs.

Orthodox A member of an Eastern Orthodox church.

Of or pertaining to tradition; derived from tradition; communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only; transmitted from age to age without writing; as, traditional opinions; traditional customs; traditional expositions of the Scriptures.

Conforming to the accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology.

Observant of tradition; attached to old customs; old-fashioned.

Adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted.

Consisting of or derived from tradition;

Of the eastern churches, Eastern Orthodox.

Pertaining to time-honored orthodox doctrines;

Of a branch of Judaism.

(botany) Of pollen, seed, or spores: viable for a long time; viable when dried to low moisture content.

Sound in opinion or doctrine, especially in religious doctrine; hence, holding the Christian faith; believing the doctrines taught in the Scriptures; - opposed to heretical and heterodox; as, an orthodox Christian.

According or congruous with the doctrines of Scripture, the creed of a church, the decree of a council, or the like; as, an orthodox opinion, book, etc.

Adhering to generally approved doctrine or practices; conventional. Opposed to unorthodox.

Of or pertaining to the churches of the Eastern Christian rite, especially the Greek Orthodox or Russian Orthodox churches, which do not recognize the supremacy of the Pope of Rome in matters of faith.

Of or pertaining to or characteristic of Judaism;

Adhering to what is commonly accepted;

Of or relating to or characteristic of the Eastern Orthodox Church