tradition

  • 41Tradition — die Tradition, en Eine große Hochzeit mit vielen Leuten ist bei uns Tradition …

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  • 42tradition — Knowledge, belief, or practices transmitted orally from father to son, or from ancestors to posterity. When applied to pedigree, some authorities treat tradition, repute and reputation as convertible terms. They mean such declarations and… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 43tradition — n. 1 a a custom, opinion, or belief handed down to posterity esp. orally or by practice. b this process of handing down. 2 esp. joc. an established practice or custom (it s a tradition to complain about the weather). 3 artistic, literary, etc.… …

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  • 44Tradition — It is the vivid faith that we once received, orally and in writings, from the apostles and our early Fathers. Tradition is concerned with faith, worship and Christian behavior …

    Dictionary of church terms

  • 45Tradition —    A term used in the Thirty fourth Article of Religion to denote customs, rites, forms and ceremonies of the Church which have been transmitted by oral communications or long established usage, and which though not commanded in so many words in… …

    American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  • 46Tradition — Tra|di|ti|on 〈f.; Gen.: , Pl.: en〉 Überlieferung, Herkommen, Gewohnheit, Brauch, Gepflogenheit; eine Tradition fortsetzen, bewahren [Etym.: <lat. traditio »Übergabe, Bericht«; zu tradere; → tradieren] …

    Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • 47tradition — • vana, sed, plägsed, bruk, tradition …

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  • 48tradition*/*/*/ — [trəˈdɪʃ(ə)n] noun [C/U] a very old custom, belief, or story Native American culture and traditions[/ex] Parents bring up their children in accordance with their own traditions.[/ex] His son followed the family tradition and entered… …

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  • 49tradition — tra•di•tion [[t]trəˈdɪʃ ən[/t]] n. 1) the handing down of statements, beliefs, legends, customs, etc., from generation to generation, esp. by word of mouth or by practice 2) something that is so handed down: the traditions of the Eskimos[/ex] 3)… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 50tradition — /trəˈdɪʃən / (say truh dishuhn) noun 1. the handing down of statements, beliefs, legends, customs, etc., from generation to generation, especially by word of mouth or by practice: a story that has come down to us by popular tradition. 2. that… …