TRADITIONALISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does traditionalism mean? 

• TRADITIONALISM (noun)
  The noun TRADITIONALISM has 3 senses:

1. strict adherence to traditional methods or teachings

2. adherence to tradition (especially in cultural or religious matters)

3. the doctrine that all knowledge was originally derived by divine revelation and that it is transmitted by traditions

  Familiarity information: TRADITIONALISM used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRADITIONALISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Strict adherence to traditional methods or teachings

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

traditionalism; traditionality

Hypernyms ("traditionalism" is a kind of...):

orthodoxy (the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "traditionalism"):

academicism; academism; scholasticism (orthodoxy of a scholastic variety)

Derivation:

traditionalist (one who adheres to traditional views)

traditionalistic (adhering to tradition especially in cultural or religious practices)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Adherence to tradition (especially in cultural or religious matters)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("traditionalism" is a kind of...):

adherence; adhesion; attachment (faithful support for a cause or political party or religion)

Domain category:

faith; religion; religious belief (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny)

Derivation:

traditionalist (one who adheres to traditional views)

traditionalistic (adhering to tradition especially in cultural or religious practices)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The doctrine that all knowledge was originally derived by divine revelation and that it is transmitted by traditions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("traditionalism" is a kind of...):

philosophical doctrine; philosophical theory (a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy)