Synonyms for tradition
Definitions
- n. 1
A part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation, possibly differing in detail from family to family, such as the way to celebrate holidays.
Related words
- Word family
- traditional traditionalism traditionally traditionary traditionism traditionize
- Phrases
- oral tradition
Forms
- Plural
- traditions → customs, ways, myths, stories…
Example sentences
- myth There's a myth that Edison invented the light bulb.
- doctrine Tom has a doctrine of "not rocking the boat".
- hadith The Talmud and Hadith both mention 18,000 worlds.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| tradition | rising | |
| myth | rising | |
| doctrine | steady | |
| hadith | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- way1
- 4 letters
- myth1
- 5 letters
- story2
- 6 letters
- custom2, hadith
- 8 letters
- doctrine2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (story2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- tradition
- Italiano
- tradizione
- Español
- tradición
- Deutsch
- Tradition
- Català
- tradició