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. Thomas Arnold:

   The ideas of mourning, loss, tragedy, social justice, and larger responsibilities to a neighbor -- which the world religious tradition have gradually developed resources to accommodate, reflect upon, and offer rich re-framings thereof -- are largely dispensed with in the AI as religion evocations.

2. Howard Conyers:

   Barbecue was perfected at the hands of enslaved Africans for over 350 years in the American South, these individuals weren't able to read and write to tell their own stories. We want to see this barbecue tradition uplifted, celebrated and become more of a central piece in the African-American community.

3. Glenn Hinson:

   The hollerin' tradition in Sampson County is something of a mystery in terms of its origins, in all likelihood, it came from White farmers and farmworkers who overheard the tradition of African American hollers.

4. Tony Hofmann:

   It’s not just a single effort, like, okay you go through this Academy of Healing and now you’re on your own, it’s a community of support that mimics the ancient warrior tradition of teamwork.

5. Hassan Fathy, An Architecture for People by James Steele, page 185.:

   Tradition is the social equivalent of personal habit.