TRADITION Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word tradition. (close relations)
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| custom | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • made according to the specifications of an individual noun • accepted or habitual practice • a specific practice of long standing • money collected under a tariff • habitual patronage | ||||||
| ceremony | nounn | |||||
noun • a formal event performed on a special occasion • any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way • the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion | ||||||
| convention | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a large formal assembly • something regarded as a normative example • (diplomacy) an international agreement • orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional • the act of convening | ||||||
| heritage | nounn | |||||
noun • practices that are handed down from the past by tradition • any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors • that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner • hereditary succession to a title or an office or property | ||||||
| observance | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of observing; taking a patient look • a formal event performed on a special occasion • the act of noticing or paying attention • conformity with law or custom or practice etc. | ||||||
| practice | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a customary way of operation or behavior • systematic training by multiple repetitions • translating an idea into action • the exercise of a profession • knowledge of how something is usually done verb • carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions • learn by repetition • engage in a rehearsal (of) • avail oneself to • engage in or perform | ||||||
| rite | nounn | |||||
noun • an established ceremony prescribed by a religion • any customary observance or practice | ||||||
| ritual | nounn | |||||
adjective • of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals • of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals noun • any customary observance or practice • the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies • stereotyped behavior | ||||||
| routine | nounn | |||||
noun • an unvarying or habitual method or procedure • a short performance that is part of a longer program • a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program adjective satellite • found in the ordinary course of events | ||||||
| way | adverb, nounadv, n | |||||
noun • how something is done or how it happens • to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end • a line leading to a place or point • the condition of things generally • a course of conduct • any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another • a journey or passage • space for movement • the property of distance in general • doing as one pleases or chooses • a general category of things; used in the expression `in the way of' • a portion of something divided into shares adverb • to a great degree or by a great distance; very much (`right smart' is regional in the United States) | ||||||
| doctrine | nounn | |||||
noun • a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school | ||||||
