traditionalism
NounSynonyms:
traditionality
Open English WordNet
Noun (3)
- strict adherence to traditional methods or teachingsSynonyms: traditionalityType of orthodoxyKinds customariness, scholasticism
- adherence to tradition (especially in cultural or religious matters)Type of attachment, adherence
- the doctrine that all knowledge was originally derived by divine revelation and that it is transmitted by traditionsType of philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Tra·di′tion·al·ism noun
A system of faith founded on tradition; esp., the doctrine that all religious faith is to be based solely upon what is delivered from competent authority, exclusive of rational processes.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54