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neoorthodoxy

Also ··ǰ·ٳ·dz·
Or Ա·-ǰ·ٳ·dz·

[nee-oh-awr-thuh-dok-see]

noun

  1. a movement in Protestant theology, beginning after World War I, characterized by a reaction against liberal theology and a reaffirmation of certain doctrines of the Reformation, such as the sovereignty of God, salvation by grace through faith, the importance of personal conversion, and the authority of Scripture.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of neoorthodoxy1

First recorded in 1950–55; neo- + orthodoxy

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