traditionalism

C2+ Topic:Culture & History

US /trəˈdɪʃənəˌlɪzəm/ UK /trəˈdɪʃənəlɪzəm/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
adherence to tradition, especially in opposition to change

The village's deep traditionalism resisted every modern convenience.

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Synonyms

1 noun · adherence to tradition,... conservatism conventionalism orthodoxy

Opposites

modernismprogressivismradicalisminnovation

Word family

Related forms tradition traditional traditionalist

Etymology

From traditional + -ism; tradition is from Latin trāditiō(n-) ('a handing over'), from trādere ('to hand over, deliver').

trāditiō Latin trādere Latin

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# traditionalism

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** trəˈdɪʃənəˌlɪzəm
**IPA (UK):** trəˈdɪʃənəlɪzəm

## Meanings
1. adherence to tradition, especially in opposition to change

## Examples
- The village's deep traditionalism resisted every modern convenience.

## Synonyms
- conservatism
- conventionalism
- orthodoxy

## Antonyms
- modernism
- progressivism
- radicalism
- innovation

## Related Forms
- tradition
- traditional
- traditionalist

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: trāditiō
- Root: trādere

## Etymology
From traditional + -ism; tradition is from Latin trāditiō(n-) ('a handing over'), from trādere ('to hand over, deliver').

## AI Etymology
Traditionalism is from traditional + -ism; tradition is from Latin trāditiō(n-) ('a handing over'), from trādere ('to hand over, deliver'). Important recorded forms include trāditiō (Latin) and trādere (Latin). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers adherence to tradition, especially in opposition to change. The wider family includes related words such as tradition, traditional, and traditionalist.

## Topics
- Culture & History
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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