traditionalism
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6.5
- noun
- /trəˈdɪʃənəlɪzəm/
:
tradicionalismo
- Throughout the colonial period and since independence, many African societies have continued to stress traditionalism and conservative values.
- traditionalism versus modernization
- measure of traditionalism
- conservative traditionalism
And you had to pull them out of their traditionalism to modernize them.
- And you had to pull them out of their traditionalism to modernize them.
Examples
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Bat Ayin, a settlement of sixty religious families, is a place where Jewish traditionalism coexists with modern-day strife.
Academic text (1996) -
The Mexican clergy's traditionalism caused it to lose influence in the new social order.
Academic text (1997) -
If Emma had been his influence, he would have been, like, at least trying to maintain his traditionalism.
Fiction book (1993) -
But I mean, traditionalism just declines across the board.
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Their conservative governments have an interest in maintaining political traditionalism under Islamic orthodoxy.
Academic text (1994) -
Speculation remains whether such an ideological shift will, or is, affecting the traditionalism of the Nepalese people.
Academic text (1996) -
However, this does not exclude traditionalism from being important symbols in creating distinctiveness and separate identities.
Academic text (1994) -
Where norms of traditionalism prevail, behavior is legitimated by appeals to precedent.
Academic text (1990) -
There are four main reactionary movements to modernization: Traditionalism, Socialism, Communism, and Post-modernism.
Blog text (27) -
The festival celebrated local culture and emphasized the importance of traditionalism in community life.
Synonyms
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7.4
Traditional beliefs and practices accepted by a group, especially in religion
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6.9
Following accepted customs and usual ways of doing things
Wanting to keep old customs and not accept change
A preference for usual ways of thinking or behaving, for example in art
Antonyms
Compounds
How Traditional
Surface Forms
Morphology
traditionalism = traditional (transparent) = tradition + al + ism
The formation from 'traditional' + '-ism' is a regular noun-forming process indicating a doctrine or practice related to tradition.
Etymology
Traditionalism comes from the familiar word tradition, which goes back to an old word meaning 'to hand over'. So traditionalism is the habit of keeping customs and ways that are 'handed down' from earlier generations.