traditionalism
Reverence for precedent
Traditionalism is commitment to established customs, beliefs, or practices over innovation and change.
In religion, it often means adherence to historic doctrines and liturgical forms: Catholic traditionalism resists reforms of Vatican II.
More broadly, traditionalism opposes rapid social change in favor of inherited ways: His political traditionalism made him skeptical of progressive reforms.
The term can be neutral or carry connotations of rigidity depending on context.
Adherence to accepted beliefs
- status quoExisting condition of affairs
- establishmentFounded organization or venue
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- continuityUninterrupted progression or coherence
stability · conventional · institutional · norms · fundamentalism · dogma · reactionary · right-wing
Family line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- legacyWhat's passed down
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
heirlooms · inheritance · forebears · cultural identity · clan · dynasty · pedigree · family tree
Beliefs prioritizing domestic bonds
- patriarchyMale-dominated social order
- matriarchyFemale-dominated social system
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- lineageDescent from progenitors
birthright · inheritance · ancestors · elders · filial piety · intergenerational · bloodline · household
Persisting through time
- eternalLasting without end
- time-honoredRespected due to age
- perennialRecurring each year
- unchangingNot varying at all
classic · lasting · immemorial · perpetual · ageless · ancestral · venerable · ancient
Formal worship structure
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
- ritesFormal ceremonial acts
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
vestments · altar · pilgrimage · ordination · consecration · veneration · offering · ablution
orthodoxy
Adherence to accepted beliefs
- status quoExisting condition of affairs
- establishmentFounded organization or venue
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
continuity · stability · conventional · institutional · norms · fundamentalism · dogma · reactionary · right-wing · nationalism
ancestry
Family line of descent
roots · heirlooms · inheritance · forebears · cultural identity · clan · dynasty · pedigree · family tree · antiquity
family values
Beliefs prioritizing domestic bonds
- patriarchyMale-dominated social order
- matriarchyFemale-dominated social system
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
lineage · birthright · inheritance · ancestors · elders · filial piety · intergenerational · bloodline · household · tribal
enduring
Persisting through time
- eternalLasting without end
- time-honoredRespected due to age
- perennialRecurring each year
unchanging · classic · lasting · immemorial · perpetual · ageless · ancestral · venerable · ancient · hallowed
liturgy
Formal worship structure
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
- ritesFormal ceremonial acts
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
ceremony · vestments · altar · pilgrimage · ordination · consecration · veneration · offering · ablution · fasting
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
decorum · formality · manners · observance · courtesy · pageantry · dress code · solemnity · feast · festival
- HanbalismIbn Taymiyyah, literalism, strict interpretation
- ismscapitalism, socialism, communism, anarchism, racism
- lifestylessimple living, city life, family life, minimalism, rural life
- social attitudesracism, sexism, ageism, xenophobia, homophobia
- political ideologiesconservatism, conservative, anarchism, liberalism, liberal
- Church disputesschism, Great Schism, Arian controversy, Monophysitism, iconoclasm
traditionalismprogressivism
Philosophy advocating societal reform
modernism · radicalism · reformism · futurism · liberalism
traditionalismnonconformism
Rejecting established customs
unorthodoxy · heterodoxy · iconoclasm · bohemianism · rebelliousness
traditionalismopen-mindedness
Acceptance of differing viewpoints
broad-mindedness · liberalness · cosmopolitanism · pluralism · relativism