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tradition
[ truh-dish-uhn ]
noun
- the handing down of statements, beliefs, legends, customs, information, etc., from generation to generation, especially by word of mouth or by practice:
a story that has come down to us by popular tradition.
- something that is handed down:
the traditions of the American South.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- a long-established or inherited way of thinking or acting:
The rebellious students wanted to break with tradition.
- a continuing pattern of culture beliefs or practices.
- a customary or characteristic method or manner:
The winner took a victory lap in the usual track tradition.
- Theology.
- (among Jews) body of laws and doctrines, or any one of them, held to have been received from Moses and originally handed down orally from generation to generation.
- (among Christians) a body of teachings, or any one of them, held to have been delivered by Christ and His apostles but not originally committed to writing.
- (among Muslims) a hadith.
tradition
/ ٰəˈɪʃə /
noun
- the handing down from generation to generation of the same customs, beliefs, etc, esp by word of mouth
- the body of customs, thought, practices, etc, belonging to a particular country, people, family, or institution over a relatively long period
- a specific custom or practice of long standing
- Christianity a doctrine or body of doctrines regarded as having been established by Christ or the apostles though not contained in Scripture
- often capital Judaism a body of laws regarded as having been handed down from Moses orally and only committed to writing in the 2nd century ad
- the beliefs and customs of Islam supplementing the Koran, esp as embodied in the Sunna
- law Roman law Scots law the act of formally transferring ownership of movable property; delivery
Derived Forms
- ٰˈ徱پDzԾ, noun
- ٰˈ徱پDzԱ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ٰ·徱·پDz· adjective
- ·پ·ٰ·徱·پDz adjective
- dzܲ·ٱ·ٰ·徱·پDz noun
- ԴDz·ٰ·徱·پDz noun
- ·ٰ·徱·پDz adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tradition1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tradition1
Example Sentences
After the war, the cargo cult became a tradition, with adherents even building mock airstrips to induce John Frum to return from the skies with cargo.
They shouldn’t cede the traditions of this country, like the flag, the White House and democracy, to a tyrant like Trump just because he has wrapped himself in them.
We helped defeat fascism in Europe, Americans can rightly claim; we also helped inspire Europe’s fascists, who looked longingly at the United States’ reactionary tradition of genocide and racial segregation.
Some have not been buried within 24 hours of their death per Islamic tradition.
Only one former president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, ran for and won more than two terms in office, breaking with a tradition that started at the advent of the nation.
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