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tra·di·tion·al·ism

 (trə-dĭsh′ə-nə-lĭz′əm)
n.
1. Adherence to tradition, especially in cultural or religious practice.
2. A system holding that all knowledge is derived from original divine revelation and is transmitted by tradition.

tra·di′tion·al·ist adj. & n.
tra·di′tion·al·is′tic adj.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.traditionalist - one who adheres to traditional viewstraditionalist - one who adheres to traditional views
conservative, conservativist - a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas
Rip van Winkle - a person oblivious to social changes
Adj.1.traditionalist - stubbornly conservative and narrow-mindedtraditionalist - stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded
conservative - resistant to change
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traditionalist

adjective
Strongly favoring retention of the existing order:
noun
One who strongly favors retention of the existing order:
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Translations

traditionalist

[trəˈdɪʃnəlɪst]
A. ADJtradicionalista
B. Ntradicionalista mf
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

traditionalist

[trəˈdɪʃənəlɪst]
ntraditionaliste mf
adj [idea, argument] → traditionaliste; [organization] → traditionaliste
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

traditionalist

nTraditionalist(in) m(f)
adjtraditionsgebunden, an Traditionen hängend or festhaltend
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

traditionalist

[trəˈdɪʃnəlɪst] adj & ntradizionalista (m/f)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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The parties allowed to join the suit as co-respondents are Tunde Olutayo Aro, on behalf of his daughter, Iteoluwakishi Aro, the 2017/2018 social perfect of the school and Babalawo Awosanmi Abe for his children Fatunmishe Abe and Fawoke Abe on behalf of members of traditionalist parents forum of ISI.
Quan-Haase, Martin, and Schreurs (2014) conducted a study of the traditionalist generation and their adoption of e-book technology.
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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis may have been named Time magazine's Person of the Year, but he has come under scathing criticism from a growing number of traditionalist Catholics for cracking down on a religious order that celebrates the old Latin Mass.
What must liberty mean for the traditionalist, and what is libertarian virtue?
They begin with essays from curriculum scholars from about hundred years ago, such as John Dewey and Maria Montessori, tracing the emergence of curriculum as an area of scholarship and practice, then present essays through around the middle of the twentieth century, when scholarship focused on models of curriculum development, including design, implementation, and evaluation, and scholars became known as traditionalists. The section that follows contains essays by reconceptualists who were critical of the traditionalist focus and raised issues of personal meaning, social criticism, and other aspects.
Complex negotiations have centred on the arrangements where a woman bishop is appointed but traditionalist parishes reject her authority.
The Congregation is a traditionalist religious order that belonged to the Society of St.
The dispute centres on how far the Church of England should accommodate traditionalist parishes who object to the appointment of a woman bishop in their diocese.

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