traditionalist
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6.5
- adjective
- /trəˈdɪʃənəlɪst/
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tradicionalista
- The Republicans, by default more than by overt action, became the traditionalist party.
- traditionalist faction
- traditionalist claims
- traditionalist side
And a highly traditionalist, conservative person is not going to go see, you know, an Anthony Jeselnik comedy show.
- And a highly traditionalist, conservative person is not going to go see, you know, an Anthony Jeselnik comedy show.
Examples
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- You see, I'm a traditionalist myself.
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We have breakaway groups, not only on the traditionalist wing, but also on the liberal wing.
Blog text (30) -
Yeah, I'm into the traditionalist way of doing that.
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Well, certainly a very traditionalist perspective to support gun ownership.
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In 1974, the Association was organized to press traditionalist land claims.
Academic text (1992) -
Like many European modernists, he embraced a traditionalist aesthetic in the wake of World War I.
Academic text (2000) -
Second, you've got your OUTRAGE story, the rapid growth of the traditionalist movement.
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His traditionalist viewpoint led him to oppose any changes in the curriculum.
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She tends to have a traditionalist approach, valuing long-established customs over modern practices.
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The traditionalist beliefs of the community influenced their resistance to new technologies.
Synonyms
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4.6
Does not want big changes and likes traditional values
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1.5
Following long-held customs and ways of doing things
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7.9
Very unwilling to accept change or new ideas
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6.0
Behaving in a way that follows rules instead of trying new ideas
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8.1
Very strongly supporting traditional beliefs and opposing social change
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7.2
Beliefs and ways that people in a family or group keep for a long time
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9.9
Not willing to accept new ideas because of old traditions
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9.9
Refusing to change beliefs or show regret, even when wrong
Being loyal to old customs and beliefs in religion and culture
Not willing to accept new ideas and slow to change
Very old-fashioned and against change
Not willing to change and sticking to old ways
Believing in and following traditional practices
Antonyms
How Traditional
Surface Forms
Morphology
traditionalist = traditional (transparent) = tradition + al + ist
Formed by regular suffixation: 'tradition' -> 'traditional' -> 'traditionalist', so the meaning is directly predictable from the base.
Etymology
The word traditionalist comes from tradition, which in turn comes from the old Latin verb tradere meaning 'to hand over'. So to be traditionalist is to keep what has been 'handed down' from the past and to resist change.