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[ adjective ] consisting of or derived from tradition
Examples "traditional history" "traditional morality" Used in print (The Atlanta Constitution...)Gov._Vandiver is expected to make the traditional visit to both chambers as they work toward adjournment . (William G. Pollard, Physicist and Christian....)When the words are used , we are never sure which of the traditional meanings the user may have_in_mind , or to_what_extent his revisions and rejections of former understandings correspond to ours . (Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)If Bultmann 's own definition of myth is strictly adhered to ( and it is interesting that this is almost never done by those who make such pronouncements ) , the evidence is overwhelming that he does not at all exaggerate the extent to which the mythological concepts of traditional theology have become incredible and irrelevant . However , even if the latent demand for demythologization is not nearly as widespread as we are claiming , at_least among the cultured elements of the population there tends to be an almost complete indifference to the church and its traditional message of sin and grace . (Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)On my first Guy_Fawkes_Day here , I found Catholics as well as non Catholics celebrating with the traditional fireworks and bonfires , and was told that most Englishmen either do not know or are not concerned with the historical significance of the day . Related terms nontraditional conventional traditionalistic time-honored handed-down |
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[ adjective ] pertaining to time-honored orthodox doctrines
Examples "the simple security of traditional assumptions has vanished" Used in print (David Boroff, "Jewish Teen-Age Culture"...)But you do n't have_to worship in the traditional way . Related terms |
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