Essential Greek and Latin Roots for Eleventh Grade Students: dog, dox

Learn these words derived from the Greek roots dog, dox meaning "belief."
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  1. heterodox
    characterized by departure from accepted standards
  2. orthodox
    adhering to what is commonly accepted
  3. unorthodox
    breaking with tradition or typical norms
  4. orthodoxy
    the quality of adhering to what is commonly accepted
  5. paradox
    a statement that contradicts itself
  6. paradoxical
    seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true
  7. dogma
    a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  8. dogmatic
    pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  9. dogmatism
    arrogant or stubborn insistence that one's views are correct
  10. doxology
    a hymn or verse in Christian liturgy glorifying God
Created on Wed Jun 18 10:52:41 EDT 2025

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