tradition

[ truh-dish-uhn ]

/ trəˈdɪʃ ən /

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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 Eskimos.

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.

Law. an act of handing over something to another, especially in a formal legal manner; delivery; transfer.

Origin of tradition

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

SYNONYMS FOR tradition

2 custom, practice, habit, convention, usage.

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OTHER WORDS FROM tradition

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

Words nearby tradition

trading card, trading estate, trading floor, trading post, trading stamp, tradition, traditional, traditional logic, traditional marriage, traditional option, traditional policy

Example sentences from the Web for tradition

We've managed to survive, and I want to be a part of that tradition.

My Week on Jewish Tinder |Emily Shire |January 5, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
By tradition, the speaker of the House never participates in debates in the House and remains silent.

The YOLO Caucus' New Cry for Attention |Ben Jacobs |January 4, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
The tradition has lasted ever since, being seen as a great natural hangover remedy throughout the world.

History's Craziest Hangover Cures |Justin Jones |December 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
AirAsia, on the other hand, is a relatively new carrier, an upstart in the tradition of Southwest Airlines in the United States.

The Presumed Crash of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 Is Nothing Like MH370 |Lennox Samuels |December 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

According to Adoflsson, the tradition is nothing more than good vs. evil, set in a quaint Swedish town.

Sweden’s Burning Christmas Goat |Nina Strochlic |December 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The personal pride of the owner, curbed in its turn by the pride of tradition and family, spoke strangely from these words.

Lady Rose's Daughter |Mrs. Humphry Ward
The unaltered tradition of the Palace, and the correspondence of the existing state of things with that tradition.

The Fair Maid of Perth |Sir Walter Scott
A tradition still lingers that those who bore the coffin to the grave solemnly affirmed that it was empty and the body gone.

Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland |Daniel Scott
Then Ellis left school and came to the works to carry on the tradition, and his father suddenly discovered him.

Tales of the Five Towns |Arnold Bennett
We have to note only that what modern democracy has to face is no mere inertia of tradition.

Liberalism |L. T. Hobhouse

British Dictionary definitions for tradition

tradition

/ (trəˈdɪʃən) /

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, mainly Roman law Scots law the act of formally transferring ownership of movable property; delivery

Derived forms of tradition

traditionless, adjective traditionist, noun

Word Origin for tradition

C14: from Latin trāditiō a handing down, surrender, from trādere to give up, transmit, from trans- + dāre to give

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