tradition

[truh-dish-uhn] / trəˈdɪʃ ən /

NOUN

established practice

Synonyms

STRONGEST

belief culture custom ethic folklore form habit heritage idea institution law legend lore myth mythology orthodoxy practice ritual wisdom

STRONG

birthright convention customs ethics fable inheritance mores praxis usage

WEAK

mythos unwritten law

Antonyms

STRONGEST

change heterodoxy innovation innovativeness nonconformism unconformity unorthodoxy

STRONG

apostasy bohemianism iconoclasm modernism novelty originality progression progressiveness

WEAK

adaptation creativity departure deviance deviation digression dissent divergence freshness heresy imagination imaginativeness invention irreverence new idea newness skepticism transgressiveness variation

Example Sentences

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Among his festive traditions, Mrs Holder said he made a "rather mean Christmas dinner" and his roast potatoes "had to be eaten to be believed".

From BBC

Ravinder remains hopeful that one of his children or grandchildren will carry on the family tradition.

From The Wall Street Journal

The shorts often satirize Christmas traditions such as gift-giving and pageants.

From Salon

As a Hindu, 25 December does not hold any religious significance, but he and his Christian wife Josephine enjoy celebrating each other's traditions, with midnight Mass on Christmas Eve a definite on the festive calendar.

From BBC

Matches being played on Boxing Day is a long-standing tradition in English football, but this year only one will be played in the Premier League.

From BBC

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