tradition
31tradition */*/*/ — UK [trəˈdɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms tradition : singular tradition plural traditions [countable] a very old custom, belief, or story Native American culture and traditions Parents bring up their children in accordance with their own traditions …
32tradition — tra|di|tion [ trə dıʃn ] noun *** count a very old custom, belief, or story: Native American culture and traditions Parents bring up their children in accordance with their own traditions. a. uncount very old customs, beliefs, or stories,… …
33tradition — [[t]trədɪ̱ʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ traditions 1) N VAR A tradition is a custom or belief that has existed for a long time. ...the rich traditions of Afro Cuban music, and dance... Mary has carried on the family tradition of giving away plants... The story… …
34Tradition — Tra·di·ti·on [ tsi̯oːn] die; , en; Verhaltensweisen und Handlungen, die es seit langer Zeit in einem Volk oder in einer Gruppe gibt und die bewahrt werden <eine alte, lebendige, kirchliche Tradition; eine Tradition pflegen; mit einer Tradition …
35tradition — traditionless, adj. /treuh dish euhn/, n. 1. the handing down of statements, beliefs, legends, customs, information, etc., from generation to generation, esp. by word of mouth or by practice: a story that has come down to us by popular tradition …
36tradition — Much OT and NT scholarship in the 20th cent. investigated the social contexts in which the narratives were transmitted orally before they were encapsulated in writing. A community or nation in constant change adapts its religious practices… …
37tradition — noun Etymology: Middle English tradicioun, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French tradicion, from Latin tradition , traditio action of handing over, tradition more at treason Date: 14th century 1. a. an inherited, established, or customary… …
38Tradition — die Tradition, en (Grundstufe) etw., das von Generation zu Generation weitergegeben wird Beispiel: Sie haben mit der Tradition gebrochen. Kollokation: eine Tradition pflegen …
39Tradition — Brauch, Brauchtum, [feste] Gewohnheit, Herkommen, Konvention, Ritus, Sitte, Überlieferung, Usus; (geh.): Gepflogenheit. * * * Tradition,die:1.⇨Überlieferung(1)–2.⇨Gewohnheit(1) Tradition 1.Überlieferung,Erbe,Geschichte,Herkommen,Historie,→Brauch… …
40tradition — noun 1) during a maiden speech, by tradition, everyone keeps absolutely silent Syn: historical convention, unwritten law, mores; oral history, lore, folklore 2) an age old tradition Syn: custom, practice, convention, ritual …
