Tradition

Tradition
Tradition Tra*di"tion, n. [OE. tradicioun, L. traditio, from tradere to give up, transmit. See {Treason}, {Traitor}.] 1. The act of delivering into the hands of another; delivery. ``A deed takes effect only from the tradition or delivery.'' --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]

2. The unwritten or oral delivery of information, opinions, doctrines, practices, rites, and customs, from father to son, or from ancestors to posterity; the transmission of any knowledge, opinions, or practice, from forefathers to descendants by oral communication, without written memorials. [1913 Webster]

3. Hence, that which is transmitted orally from father to son, or from ancestors to posterity; knowledge or belief transmitted without the aid of written memorials; custom or practice long observed. [1913 Webster]

Will you mock at an ancient tradition begun upon an honorable respect? --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Naught but tradition remains of the beautiful village of Grand-Pr['e]. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]

4. (Theol.) (a) An unwritten code of law represented to have been given by God to Moses on Sinai. [1913 Webster]

Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered. --Mark vii. 13. [1913 Webster] (b) That body of doctrine and discipline, or any article thereof, supposed to have been put forth by Christ or his apostles, and not committed to writing. [1913 Webster]

Stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word or our epistle. --2 Thess. ii. 15. [1913 Webster]

{Tradition Sunday} (Eccl.), Palm Sunday; -- so called because the creed was then taught to candidates for baptism at Easter. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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Synonyms:
(of possession), / (from one generation to another)


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  • TRADITION — (Heb. מָסֹרֶת). The term tradition derives from the Latin tradere, which means to transmit or to give over. Generally, it refers to beliefs, doctrines, customs, ethical and moral standards, and cultural values and attitudes which are transmitted… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • tradition — TRADITION. s. f. Action par laquelle on livre une chose à une personne. La vente se consomme par la tradition de la chose venduë. l investiture d un fief se faisoit par la tradition d un estendard, la vente d une terre par la tradition d une… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

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  • tradition — tra·di·tion n [French, legal transfer] in the civil law of Louisiana: transfer or acquisition of property esp. by delivery with intent of both parties to transfer the title delivery of the act of transfer or use of the right by the owner of the… …   Law dictionary

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  • tradition — [trə dish′ən] n. [ME tradycion < MFr tradicion < L traditio, a surrender, delivery, tradition < traditus, pp. of tradere, to deliver: see TREASON] 1. Obs. a surrender or betrayal 2. a) the handing down orally of stories, beliefs, customs …   English World dictionary

  • Tradition — Tra*di tion, v. t. To transmit by way of tradition; to hand down. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The following story is . . . traditioned with very much credit amongst our English Catholics. Fuller. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tradition — tradition, traditions A set of social practices which seek to celebrate and inculcate certain behavioural norms and values , implying continuity with a real or imagined past, and usually associated with widely accepted rituals or other forms of… …   Dictionary of sociology

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