traditionalism C2+ Topic:Culture & History US /trəˈdɪʃənəˌlɪzəm/ UK /trəˈdɪʃənəlɪzəm/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun adherence to tradition, especially in opposition to change The village's deep traditionalism resisted every modern convenience. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · adherence to tradition,... conservatismconventionalismorthodoxy ↔ Opposites modernismprogressivismradicalisminnovation Word family Related forms traditiontraditionaltraditionalist Etymology AI details From traditional + -ism; tradition is from Latin trāditiō(n-) ('a handing over'), from trādere ('to hand over, deliver'). trāditiō Latin trādere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Culture & History Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown