ABSTRACT
Orthodoxie and orthodox are derived from the Greek ὀρθοδοξία and the adjective ὀρθόδοξος, meaning (holding a) correct belief, while Rettroenhed and rettroende are derived from the Old Norse réttrúandi, also suggesting “right belief.”1 Kierkegaard generally preferred the more ecclesiastical-sounding Orthodoxie, although by his time both sets of words had come to be used primarily in theological contexts.
