traditionalisms
Adherence to heritage
Traditionalisms are practices, beliefs, or attitudes rooted in tradition rather than innovation or change.
The word usually carries a critical edge, suggesting excessive attachment to old ways: His traditionalisms made him resistant to any reform.
In religious contexts, it may refer to movements emphasizing historical doctrine over modern interpretation.
Ceremonial repeated practices
- ceremoniesFormal observances with ritual
- practicesRepeated training sessions
- observancesCustomary practices or ceremonies
- conventionsAccepted social practices
mores · norms · etiquette · protocol · rites · festivities · celebrations · taboos
Adherence to norms
- conservatismPreference for existing institutions
- status quoExisting condition of affairs
- institutionsEstablished organizations or practices
- patriarchyMale-dominated social order
matriarchy · hierarchy · kinship · caste · class system · stratification · elders · deference
Formal event marking occasions
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- observanceKeeping of customs
vestments · altar · pilgrimage · offering · prayer · initiation · consecration · procession
Unchallengeable official beliefs
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
- canonAccepted authoritative works
- tenetsFoundational beliefs of doctrine
- preceptsRules of conduct
creed · teachings · beliefs · fundamentalism · literalism · catechism · gospel · testament
Family line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- legacyWhat's passed down
- birthrightEntitlement from origin
heirlooms · genealogy · forebears · progenitors · history · culture · mythology · relics
rituals
Ceremonial repeated practices
- ceremoniesFormal observances with ritual
- practicesRepeated training sessions
- observancesCustomary practices or ceremonies
conventions · mores · norms · etiquette · protocol · rites · festivities · celebrations · taboos · superstitions
conformity
Adherence to norms
- conservatismPreference for existing institutions
- status quoExisting condition of affairs
- institutionsEstablished organizations or practices
patriarchy · matriarchy · hierarchy · kinship · caste · class system · stratification · elders · deference · filial piety
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
observance · vestments · altar · pilgrimage · offering · prayer · initiation · consecration · procession · incantation
dogma
Unchallengeable official beliefs
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
- canonAccepted authoritative works
- tenetsFoundational beliefs of doctrine
precepts · creed · teachings · beliefs · fundamentalism · literalism · catechism · gospel · testament · commandments
ancestry
Family line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- legacyWhat's passed down
birthright · heirlooms · genealogy · forebears · progenitors · history · culture · mythology · relics · artifacts
traditionalismsprogressivism
Philosophy advocating societal reform
modernism · modernisms · reformism · progressiveness · liberalism
traditionalismsfuturism
Study of tomorrow's possibilities
futurisms · modernization · forward-thinking · neophilia · presentism
traditionalismsiconoclasm
Attacking revered traditions
nonconformism · experimentalism · heterodoxy · unorthodoxy · anti-establishmentarianism
traditionalist, traditionalism, traditionalists, traditionalistic