Meaning

noun strict adherence to traditional methods or teachings

noun adherence to tradition (especially in cultural or religious matters)

noun the doctrine that all knowledge was originally derived by divine revelation and that it is transmitted by traditions

originEtymology tree English tradition Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English traditional Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European…

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