TRADITION
Tra*di"tion, v. t.
Defn: To transmit by way of tradition; to hand down. [Obs.] The following story is . . . traditioned with very much credit amongst our English Catholics. Fuller.
TRADITIONAL
Tra*di"tion*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. traditionnel, LL. traditionalis.]
1. Of or pertaining to tradition; derived from tradition; communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only; transmitted from age to age without writing; as, traditional opinions; traditional customs; traditional expositions of the Scriptures.
2. Observant of tradition; attached to old customs; old-fashioned. [R.] Shak.
TRADITIONALISM
Tra*di"tion*al*ism, n.
Defn: A system of faith founded on tradition; esp., the doctrine that all religious faith is to be based solely upon what is delivered from competent authority, exclusive of rational processes.
TRADITIONALIST
Tra*di"tion*al*ist, n.
Defn: An advocate of, or believer in, traditionalism; a traditionist.
TRADITIONALLY
Tra*di"tion*al*ly, adv.