holy tradition
Revered religious practice
Holy tradition refers to the body of beliefs, practices, and teachings passed down through generations within a religious community, especially in Eastern Orthodox and Catholic Christianity.
It encompasses oral teachings, liturgical practices, and ecclesiastical decisions that complement scripture: The church holds holy tradition equal to the written word.
Sometimes capitalized as Holy Tradition in formal theological contexts.
- litanyProlonged repetitive account
- parableInstructive allegorical narrative
- canonAccepted authoritative works
- clergyOrdained religious officials collectively
- scriptureSacred religious writings
sacred text · gospel · sutra · sacrament · iconography · Torah · hymn · bishop · Quran · pilgrimage · feast day · council · catechism · prayer beads · pope · patriarch · calligraphy · church council
holy traditionsacrilege
Violation of the hallowed
blasphemy · desecration · profanation · secular humanism · materialism
holy traditioninnovation
Creating something original
novelty · modernization · reform · revolution · radical change
holy traditionscientific method
Structured process for investigation
human reason · rationalism · skeptical inquiry · freethought · natural philosophy
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