traditionalism
tra·di·tion·al·ism
noun\trə-ˈdish-nə-ˌli-zəm, -ˈdi-shə-nəl-ˌi-\
Definition of TRADITIONALISM
1
: adherence to the doctrines or practices of a tradition
2
: the beliefs of those opposed to modernism, liberalism, or radicalism
— tra·di·tion·al·ist \-list, -ist\ noun or adjective
— tra·di·tion·al·is·tic \-ˌdish-nə-ˈlis-tik, -ˌdi-shə-nəl-ˈis-\ adjective
Examples of TRADITIONALISM
- <a staunch supporter of grammatical traditionalism, my English teacher didn't care what the experts in linguistics said>
First Known Use of TRADITIONALISM
1856
Related to TRADITIONALISM
Related Words: neoconservatism, Toryism; bigotry, illiberalism; conventionalism, conventionality, fogyism (or fogeyism)
Near Antonyms: neoliberalism; extremism, radicalism; nonconformism, nonconformity, unconventionalism, unorthodoxy
Rhymes with TRADITIONALISM
abolitionism, academicism, agrarianism, anthropomorphism, anti-Semitism, bicameralism, colloquialism, colonialism, constitutionalism, cosmopolitism, ecumenicism, exceptionalism, exhibitionism, existentialism, fundamentalism, Hegelianism, hermaphroditism, hyperrealism, imperialism, industrialism, instrumentalism, interventionism, irrationalism, isolationism, Malthusianism, Manichaeanism, materialism, millennialism, Monophysitism, multilingualism, neoclassicism, Neoplatonism, neorealism, Nestorianism, Occidentalism, orientalism, parochialism, Pelagianism, phenomenalism, photojournalism, pictorialism, Postimpressionism, professionalism, pseudoclassicism, reconstructionism, republicanism, Rosicrucianism, sacerdotalism, self-determinism, sadomasochism, sectarianism, sensationalism, sentimentalism, spiritualism, Tractarianism, transcendentalism, ultramontanism, universalism, utopianism, vocationalism
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