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- DictionaryTra·di·tion·al·ist/trəˈdiSH(ə)nələst/
noun
- 1. an advocate of maintaining tradition, especially so as to resist change: "traditionalists feared that the character of the building might be lost"
adjective
- 1. advocating the upholding or maintenance of tradition: "a Latin prayer used by traditionalist Catholics"
someone who believes in and follows traditional ideas: Religious traditionalists objected to theories of evolution being taught in schools. The old general was a traditionalist who believed in the rule of authority. Compare. diehard disapproving. Fewer examples. Traditionalists were outraged by both changes.
1. : adherence to the doctrines or practices of a tradition. 2. : the beliefs of those opposed to modernism, liberalism, or radicalism. traditionalist. trə-ˈdish-nə-list. -ˈdi-shə-nᵊl-ist. noun or adjective. traditionalistic. trə-ˌdish-nə-ˈli-stik. -ˌdi-shə-nᵊl-ˈi-stik. adjective. Synonyms. conservatism. conservativeness. die-hardism.
someone who believes in and follows traditional ideas: Religious traditionalists objected to theories of evolution being taught in schools. The old general was a traditionalist who believed in the rule of authority. Compare. diehard disapproving. Fewer examples. Traditionalists were outraged by both changes.
Britannica Dictionary definition of TRADITIONALIST. [count] : a person who believes that older ways of doing or thinking about things are better than newer ways : a person who follows a particular and established tradition. She is a traditionalist when it comes to men's and women's roles.
Sometimes, though, traditionalist describes someone so rigid that any new idea sounds like a bad one, like the traditionalist attitude that kept some American colonists from joining the Revolution. Definitions of traditionalist. noun. one who adheres to traditional views. synonyms: diehard.
5 days ago · A traditionalist is a person who supports the established customs and beliefs of his or her society or group, and does not want to change them. 2. adjective. A traditionalist idea, argument, or organization supports the established customs and beliefs of a society or group, rather than modern ones. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
TRADITIONALISM definition: 1. the belief in, or act of following, traditional ideas and ways of doing things: 2. the belief…. Learn more.
