Definition of tradition Tradition

/tɹʌdɪˈʃʌn/ - [trudishun] - tra•di•tion

We found 14 definitions of tradition from 6 different sources.

What does tradition mean?

Noun Plural: traditions
tradition - an inherited pattern of thought or action
		cognitive content, mental object, content the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
tradition - a specific practice of long standing
		custom
		practice a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern"
		wont, habit (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; "owls have nocturnal habits"; "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"; "long use had hardened him to it"
		hadith (Islam) a tradition based on reports of the sayings and activities of Muhammad and his companions

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tradition (Noun)
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.
tradition (Noun)
A commonly held system.
tradition (Verb)
To transmit by way of tradition; to hand down .

tradition (n.)
The act of delivering into the hands of another; delivery.
tradition (n.)
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.
tradition (n.)
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.
tradition (n.)
An unwritten code of law represented to have been given by God to Moses on Sinai.
tradition (n.)
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.
tradition (v. t.)
To transmit by way of tradition; to hand down.

tradition
tra-dish′un, n. the handing down of opinions or practices to posterity unwritten: a belief or practice thus handed down.—adjs. Tradi′tional, Tradi′tionary, delivered by tradition.—ns. Tradi′tionalism; Traditional′ity.—advs. Tradi′tionally, Tradi′tionarily.—n. Tradi′tionist, one who adheres to tradition.—adj. Trad′itive, traditional. [L.,—trans, over, dăre, to give.]