tradition
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ən noun
1.
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.
2.
something that is handed down: the traditions of the Eskimos.
3.
a long-established or inherited way of thinking or acting: The rebellious students wanted to break with tradition.
4.
a continuing pattern of culture beliefs or practices.
5.
a customary or characteristic method or manner: The winner took a victory lap in the usual track tradition.
6.
Theology.
a.
(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.
b.
(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.
c.
(among Muslims) a hadith.
7.
Law. an act of handing over something to another, especially in a formal legal manner; delivery; transfer.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English tradicion < Old French < Latin trāditiōn- (stem of trāditiō) a handing over or down, transfer, equivalent to trādit(us), past participle of trādere to give over, impart, surrender, betray (trā-, variant of trāns- trans- + -ditus, combining form of datus given; see date1) + -iōn- -ion
1350–1400; Middle English tradicion < Old French < Latin trāditiōn- (stem of trāditiō) a handing over or down, transfer, equivalent to trādit(us), past participle of trādere to give over, impart, surrender, betray (trā-, variant of trāns- trans- + -ditus, combining form of datus given; see date1) + -iōn- -ion
Related forms
tra·di·tion·less, adjective
an·ti·tra·di·tion, adjective
coun·ter·tra·di·tion, noun
non·tra·di·tion, noun
pro·tra·di·tion, adjective
Synonyms
2. custom, practice, habit, convention, usage.
2. custom, practice, habit, convention, usage.
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World English Dictionary
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| —n | |
| 1. | the handing down from generation to generation of the same customs, beliefs, etc, esp by word of mouth |
| 2. | the body of customs, thought, practices, etc, belonging to a particular country, people, family, or institution over a relatively long period |
| 3. | a specific custom or practice of long standing |
| 4. | Christianity a doctrine or body of doctrines regarded as having been established by Christ or the apostles though not contained in Scripture |
| 5. | (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 |
| 6. | the beliefs and customs of Islam supplementing the Koran, esp as embodied in the Sunna |
| 7. | chiefly law, Roman law, Scots law the act of formally transferring ownership of movable property; delivery |
| [C14: from Latin trāditiō a handing down, surrender, from trādere to give up, transmit, from | |
| tra'ditionless | |
| —adj | |
| tra'ditionist | |
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Word Origin & History
tradition
c.1380, from O.Fr. tradicion (1292), from L. traditionem (nom. traditio) "delivery, surrender, a handing down," from traditus, pp. of tradere "deliver, hand over," from trans- "over" + dare "to give" (see date (1)). The word is a doublet of
treason (q.v.). The notion in the modern sense of the word is of things "handed down" from generation to generation. Traditional is recorded from c.1600; in ref. to jazz, from 1950. Slang trad, short for trad(itional jazz) is recorded from 1956; its general use for "traditional" is recorded from 1963.
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Tradition definition
any kind of teaching, written or spoken, handed down from generation to generation. In Mark 7:3, 9, 13, Col. 2:8, this word refers to the arbitrary interpretations of the Jews. In 2 Thess. 2:15; 3:6, it is used in a good sense. Peter (1 Pet. 1:18) uses this word with reference to the degenerate Judaism of the "strangers scattered" whom he addresses (comp. Acts 15:10; Matt. 15:2-6; Gal. 1:14).
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Example sentences
And some colleges have a tradition of buying software in bulk for students.
With these is another tradition borne out by his writing.
The second step in the pasta-making process is where technology trumps tradition.
He has also made a break from tradition in his approach to raising a family.
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