traditionalist

[truh-dish-uh-nl-iz-uhm]

tra·di·tion·al·ism

[truh-dish-uh-nl-iz-uhm]
noun
1.
adherence to tradition as authority, especially in matters of religion.
2.
a system of philosophy according to which all knowledge of religious truth is derived from divine revelation and received by traditional instruction.

Origin:
1855–60; traditional + -ism

tra·di·tion·al·ist, noun, adjective
tra·di·tion·al·is·tic, adjective
an·ti·tra·di·tion·al·ist, noun, adjective
non·tra·di·tion·al·ist, noun, adjective
non·tra·di·tion·al·is·tic, adjective
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traditionalism (trəˈdɪʃənəˌlɪzəm)
 
n
1.  the doctrine that all knowledge originates in divine revelation and is perpetuated by tradition
2.  adherence to tradition, esp in religion
 
tra'ditionalist
 
n, —adj
 
traditional'istic
 
adj

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