Pronunciation: /trəˈdɪʃ(ə)n(ə)lɪz(ə)m/
noun
[mass noun]-
the upholding or maintenance of tradition, especially so as to resist change.
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chiefly historical the theory that all moral and religious truth comes from divine revelation passed on by tradition, human reason being incapable of attaining it.
Derivatives
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noun & adjective -
Pronunciation: /-ˈlɪstɪk/
adjective