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‖n. [ Gr. koryfh` head, peak + 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, tooth. ] (Paleon.) A genus of extinct mammals from the eocene tertiary of Europe and America. Its species varied in size between the tapir and rhinoceros, and were allied to those animals, but had short, plantigrade, five-toed feet, like the elephant. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Paleon.) Pertaining to, or resembling, the genus Coryphodon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr.&unr_; path + graph. ] (Math.) A curve described by the moving extremity of a line the other end of which is fixed, this line being constantly parallel to the direction of motion of, and having its length constantly proportional to the velocity of, a point moving in any path; -used in investigations respecting central forces. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. "odo`metron, "odo`metros, an instrument for measuring distance; "odo`s way, path, road + me`tron measure: cf. F. odométre, hodométre. See also odometer.] A device for measuring the length of a path, consisting of a wheel of known circumference attached to a rod held in the hand, and pushed along a surface, which is usually the ground or a floor. The number of times the wheel makes a complete circle multiplied by the circumference is a measure of the length of the path traversed. It may be used to measure distances on curved as well as straight paths. A variant which registers the miles and rods traversed is sometimes used by surveyors. [PJC + 1913 Webster]

a. Orthodox to an excessive degree.
Syn. -- ultraorthodox. [ PJC ]

n. Orthodoxy pushed to excess.
Syn. -- ultraorthodoxy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. laby`rinthos labyrinth + 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, tooth. ] (Paleon.) A genus of very large fossil amphibians, of the Triassic period, having bony plates on the under side of the body. It is the type of the order Labyrinthodonta. Called also Mastodonsaurus. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Paleon.) Of or pertaining to the Labyrinthodonta. -- n. One of the Labyrinthodonta. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. pl. [ NL. See Labyrinthodon. ] (Paleon.) An extinct order of Amphibia, including the typical genus Labyrinthodon, and many other allied forms, from the Carboniferous, Permian, and Triassic formations. By recent writers they are divided into two or more orders. See Stegocephala. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Litho- + Gr. do`mos house: cf. F. lithodome. ] (Zool.) Any one of several species of bivalves, which form holes in limestone, in which they live; esp., any species of the genus Lithodomus. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Like, or pertaining to, Lithodomus; lithophagous. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Lithodome. ] (Zool.) A genus of elongated bivalve shells, allied to the mussels, and remarkable for their ability to bore holes for shelter, in solid limestone, shells, etc. Called also Lithophagus. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ These holes are at first very small and shallow, but are enlarged with the growth of the shell, sometimes becoming two or three inches deep and nearly an inch diameter. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to methodology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; method + -logy. ] The science of method or arrangement; a treatise on method. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. opisthodomus, Gr. &unr_;; 'o`pisqen behind + do`mos house: cf. F. opisthodome. ] (Arch.) A back chamber; especially, that part of the naos, or cella, farthest from the main entrance, sometimes having an entrance of its own, and often used as a treasury. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Ortho- + dome. ] (Crystallog.) See the Note under Dome, 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) The treatment of the teeth so as to make the teeth align properly within the mouth, usually involving the wearing of braces and sometimes oral surgery. [ PJC ]

a. (Med.) Of or pertaining to orthodontics or orthodontia. [ PJC ]

n. (Med.) A branch of dentistry specializing in the treatment of the teeth so as to make the teeth align properly within the mouth; it usually involves fitting a patient with braces and sometimes oral surgery. [ PJC ]

n. a dentist specializing in the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth; one specializing in orthodontics. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. orthodoxus, Gr. 'orqo`doxos; 'orqo`s right, true + do`xa opinion, dokei^n to think, seem; cf. F. orthodoxe. See Ortho-, Dogma. ] 1. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Adhering to generally approved doctrine or practices; conventional. Opposed to unorthodox. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

He saluted me on both cheeks in the orthodox manner. H. R. Haweis. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. 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. [ PJC ]

☞ The term orthodox differs in its use among the various Christian communions. The Greek Church styles itself the “Holy Orthodox Apostolic Church, ” regarding all other bodies of Christians as more or less heterodox. The Roman Catholic Church regards the Protestant churches as heterodox in many points. In the United States the term orthodox is frequently used with reference to divergent views on the doctrine of the Trinity. Thus it has been common to speak of the Trinitarian Congregational churches in distinction from the Unitarian, as Orthodox.` The name is also applied to the conservative, in distinction from the “liberal”, or Hicksite, body in the Society of Friends. Schaff-Herzog Encyc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, or evincing, orthodoxy; orthodox. [ R. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Orthodoxness. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Orthodoxly. [ R. ] Milton [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Orthodox. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, or evincing, orthodoxy; orthodox. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an orthodox manner; with soundness of faith. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being orthodox; orthodoxy. Waterland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. orthodoxie. See Orthodox. ] 1. Soundness of faith; a belief in the doctrines taught in the Scriptures, or in some established standard of faith; -- opposed to heterodoxy or to heresy. [ 1913 Webster ]

Basil himself bears full and clear testimony to Gregory's orthodoxy. Waterland. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Consonance to genuine Scriptural doctrines; -- said of moral doctrines and beliefs; as, the orthodoxy of a creed. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. By extension, said of any generally accepted doctrine or belief; the orthodox practice or belief. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. [ Gr. "ro`don the rose + &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; a coloring.] (Min.) Manganese carbonate, a rose-red mineral sometimes occuring crystallized, but generally massive with rhombohedral cleavage like calcite; -- called also dialogite. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Gr. "ro`don rose + &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; lily.] (Paleon.) A rose encrinite. [1913 Webster]

n. [ L., fr. Gr. "rodo`dendron, literally, rose tree; "ro`don rose + de`ndron tree. See Rose. ] (Bot.) A genus of shrubs or small trees, often having handsome evergreen leaves, and remarkable for the beauty of their flowers; rosebay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Rodomontade. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Rodomontador. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. "ro`don the rose. ] (Min.) Manganese spar, or silicate of manganese, a mineral occuring crystallised and in rose-red masses. It is often used as an ornamental stone. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Gr. "ro`don the rose + fai`nein to show.] (Physiol.) The red pigment contained in the inner segments of the cones of the retina in animals. See Chromophane. W. Kühne. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Gr. "ro`don rose + "w`ps eye. ] (Physiol.) The visual purple. See under Visual. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. "ro`don the rose + spe`rma a seed.] (Bot.) Any seaweed with red spores. [1913 Webster]

☞ As the name of a subclass, Rhodosperms, or Rhodospermeae, is synonymous with Florideae (which see.) [1913 Webster]

. The established church of the Russian empire up to the revolution of 1917, at which time the ruling Communist party tried to suppress all religious worship. The czar was the nominal head of the church, but he never claimed the right of deciding questions of theology and dogma. It still forms a portion, by far the largest, of the Orthodox (Eastern) Church and is governed by the Patriarch and the Holy Synod. In 1988 the church, with official approval, celebrated the 1000 year anniversary of the baptism of Russia. After breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 the Russian Church began to regain some its old influence in Russian life, and the government turned over some of the confiscated churches back to church control. The Russian Church was recognized anew as the official church of Russia, with special priveleges, by an act of the Russian Duma in 1997. The Metropolitan of Moscow, as Patriarch of the church, is regarded as the first among equals in order of deference among bishops of the church. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

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a. [ Xantho- + Gr. 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, tooth. ] Having yellow teeth. [ 1913 Webster ]