Tradition

Noun

 * 1) A part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation, possibly differing in detail from family to family, such as the way to celebrate holidays.
 * 2) A commonly held system.
 * 1) A commonly held system.
 * 1) A commonly held system.

Derived terms

 * traditional
 * traditionally
 * traditionalism

Synonyms

 * doctrine

Adjectives for Tradition
sacred; mysterious; precise; ancient; soberest; superstitious; venerable; cumulative; social; historic; culinary; inherited; patriotic; simple; saner; time-honored; sentimental; exquisite; ghostly; current; moldy; gentlemanly; ritualistic; intellectual; unscientific; sporting; hospitable; family; high; rare; sweet; dim; hoary; liberal; heroic; aesthetic; untrustworthy; living; remote; medieval; decorous; poetic; remarkable; pleasant; tribal; conventional; popular; established; cherished; imperial; renowned; fine; immutable.

Verbs for Tradition
absorb—; acquire—; adhere to—; annihilate —; authenticate—; "ballyhoo—; bare—; batter—; better—; bound by—; break down —; cast aside—; carry on—; cherish—; con¬form to—; continue—; create—; cut loose from—; defend—; derive from—; destroy —; disclose—; discrepit—; disregard—; dissolve—;   emancipate—;   emasculate—; embody in—; endure—; enrich—; establish —; exist in—; express—; force—; fortify— found—; glory in—; guard—; honor— ignore—; illustrate—; imbue—; impair— imperial—; infuse—; ingrain—; inherit— "junk"—; limit—s; maintain—; mock—nourish—; nurture—; observe—; perpetuate —; preserve—; profit by—; rear in—; relate—; relinquish—; repudiate—; revive—; respect—; root in—; saturate with—; shake off—; shatter—; smash—; stand for—; steep in—; stick to—; strangle—; sweep away—; take over—; tinge with—; trace—; undermine—; unfold—; violate—; weld—; —accentuates; —ascribes; —binds; —blinds; — brands; —carries on; —colors; —describes; —determines ; —dictates; —enriches; —fetters ; —governs ; —hands down ; —immortalizes; —narrates; —preserves; —persists; —prescribes; —recounts; —regulates; —reports ; —rules; —stands ; —threatens; —s topple.

Thesaurus
Mishnah, Spiritus Mundi, Sunna, Talmud, ancient wisdom, archetypal myth, archetypal pattern, belief, birthright, bon ton, charm, common law, conformity, consuetude, convention, credo, creed, culture, custom, doctrine, established way, ethic, etiquette, faith, fashion, folk motif, folklore, folktale, folkway, form, habit, heritage, immemorial usage, institution, legend, lore, manner, manners, mores, myth, mythology, mythos, observance, orthodoxy, popular belief, practice, praxis, prescription, proper thing, racial memory, religion, religious belief, religious faith, rite, ritual, social convention, spell, standard behavior, standard usage, standing custom, superstition, superstitiousness, system of beliefs, teaching, theology, time-honored practice, traditionalism, traditionality, unwritten law, usage, use, way, what is done, wont, wonting

Etymology
From traditio:, from the verb tradere:.

Translations

 * Albanian: traditë
 * Arabic:
 * Armenian: ավանդույթ (avanduyt')
 * Basque:
 * Bosnian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Croatian:
 * Czech:
 * Danish: ,
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian:, , , pärimus
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Georgian: ტრადიცია
 * German:
 * Greek: παράδοση
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:, tradíció
 * Icelandic:
 * Ido: tradiciono
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 伝統
 * Japanese: 伝統


 * Korean: (傳統)
 * Latin:
 * Latvian: paraža
 * Lithuanian:
 * Luhya:
 * Macedonian:, предание
 * Maltese:
 * Mongolian: уламжлал
 * Polish: tradycja
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: tradiţie, datină
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: dualchas, beul-aithris , beul-oideas , seachadas
 * Serbian:
 * Cyrillic:, предање
 * Roman: tradicija, predanje
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili: tamaduni, itikadi, utamaduni,
 * Swedish:
 * Telugu: సంప్రదాయం
 * Thai: (bpràpâynee)
 * Turkish:, töre
 * Welsh: traddodiad
 * Yiddish:

Noun

 * 1) tradition

Noun
tradition



Noun

 * 1) tradition

Etymology
From traditio:, from the verb tradere:.

Synonyms

 * coutume

Derived terms

 * traditionnel

Related terms

 * traditionalisme
 * traditionaliste

Noun

 * 1) tradition

Related terms

 * tradera
 * traditionell