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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 Word Forms
- ٰ·徱·پDz· adjective
- ·پ·ٰ·徱·پDz adjective
- dzܲ·ٱ·ٰ·徱·پDz noun
- ԴDz·ٰ·徱·پDz noun
- ·ٰ·徱·پDz adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of tradition1
Word History and Origins
Origin of tradition1
Example Sentences
Not since the death of John Paul II, six days after Easter in 2005, have we seen the traditions and rituals of a church mourning its reigning Pope.
Trump's pressure on the bank, however, breaks with Washington tradition in recent decades of presidential deference to the Fed.
But as a head of state and leader of more than a billion Catholics worldwide, it will still be a spectacle of ceremony and tradition.
He says it could sell 4,000 tickets for each session elsewhere if the sport moves away from its traditions.
Following Pope Francis's death, the next Pope will be chosen by the College of Cardinals, who will gather for a tradition known as the conclave.
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