Synonyms for tradition
trəˈdɪʃ əntra·di·tion

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.0 / 3 votes

1. traditionnoun

   A commonly held system.

   Synonyms:
   doctrine

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.3 / 3 votes

1. traditionnoun

   an inherited pattern of thought or action

   Synonyms:
   custom

2. custom, traditionnoun

   a specific practice of long standing

   Synonyms:
   usage, customs, customs duty, impost, custom, usance

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1. • Cognitive Content
   • Practice

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. traditionnoun

   Synonyms:
   (Law.) transfer (of possession), delivery

2. traditionnoun

   Synonyms:
   oral report (from one generation to another)

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1. List of paraphrases for "tradition":

   traditions, traditional, history, custom, traditionally, legacy

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1. Motsepe Foundation:

   It has always been part of our culture and tradition to assist and care for less fortunate and marginalized members of our communities. This culture is also embodied in the spirit and tradition of Ubuntu.

2. Queen Constance:

   Behind every successful man must be a very successful, staunch woman, our tradition has it that when you are king, the elderly wives remain to hand down the tradition to the younger wives, and also to teach the king the tradition because the king had been a prince, not a king.

3. Foreign Minister Stephane Dion:

   The Canadian tradition, The Canadian tradition works, the Canadian tradition has been The Canadian tradition, an asset for our country.

4. Maria Neira:

   A tradition that forces a girl to get married at 13 is a bad tradition, it's time to fight all of those traditions.

5. Winston Churchill:

   Don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy and the lash.