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traditionalism [trəˈdɪʃənəˌlɪzəm] n 1. (Philosophy) the doctrine that all knowledge originates in divine revelation and is perpetuated by tradition 2. adherence to tradition, esp in religion traditionalist n & adj traditionalistic adj traditionalism adherence to tradition, rather than to revelation, independent Bible study, or individual reasoning, as the authority controlling religious knowledge and practice. — traditionalist, n. — traditionalistic, adj. See also: Catholicismthe tendency to submerge individual opinions or creativity in ideas or methods inherited from the past, distinguished from conventionalism in having reference more to the past than to the present. Also called traditionism. See also catholicism. — traditionalist, n. See also: Attitudes
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