ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TRADITION
From Latin trāditiō a handing down, surrender, from trādere to give up, transmit, from trans- + dāre to give.
Definition of tradition in the English dictionary
The first definition of tradition in the dictionary is the handing down from generation to generation of the same customs, beliefs, etc, esp by word of mouth. Other definition of tradition is the body of customs, thought, practices, etc, belonging to a particular country, people, family, or institution over a relatively long period. Tradition is also a specific custom or practice of long standing.
10 QUOTES WITH «TRADITION»
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The epic poet has behind him a tradition of matter and a tradition of style; and that is what every other poet has behind him too; only, for the epic poet, tradition is rather narrower, rather more strictly compelling.
One tradition I have with my friends is that when one of us gets married, we have a ton of fragrance oils and pretty bottles at the bachelorette party. Everyone puts a drop or two in a bottle for the bride and makes a wish, and the bride wears our creation on her wedding day.
For 180 years, we voted in English. That is the true American tradition, and this amendment is true to our heritage, not what has existed unnaturally for the last 20 years.
'Jackass: The Movie' is great. I think it's in the tradition of physical comedy, which I'm really interested in. Its relationship to gravity, and how gravity acts on the body.
Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition.
What is supposed to be the very essence of Judaism - which is the notion that it is by study that you make yourself a holy people - is nowhere present in Hebrew tradition before the end of the first or the beginning of the second century of the Common Era.
It's kind of a tradition that you get a rookie, put him in the middle, wrap your arms and legs around him, then douse him with everything you can get a hold of - shaving cream, ketchup, mustard, everything. It's kind of like a pie in the face after a guy is successful.
I come from a school of people, folk singers, and the tradition there is troubadours, and you're carrying a message. Now admittedly, our job is partly just to make you boogie, just make you want to dance. Part of our job is to take you on a little voyage, tell you a story.
There is an honourable tradition in British public life that those charged with authority at the top of an organisation should accept responsibility for what happens in that organisation. I am therefore writing to the prime minister today to tender my resignation as chairman of the BBC.
I'm just part of a tradition of people who aren't pleased. I would never think anyone else who has the same attitude was getting it from me. I'd just think they're... sensible.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRADITION»
Discover the use of
tradition in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
tradition and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Tradition, by esteemed sociologist Edward Shils, was the first book to fully explore the history, significance, and future of tradition as a whole.
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The Classical
Tradition
Collects alphabetically arranged essays on how classical tradition has shaped popular culture, government, mathematics, medicine, and drama.
Anthony Grafton, Glenn W Most, Salvatore Settis, 2010
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Oral
Tradition as History
Since the publication of Vansina's earlier book, oral traditions have now become widely accepted as a legitimate source of history.
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The Christian
Tradition: A History of the Development of ...
Explores the iconography, dogma, and liturgy of Greek, Slavic, and Syriac forms of Christianity.
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From
Tradition to Gospel
One of the most influential scholarly works on the New Testament, showing how the Gospels and views about them developed in the Apostolic period.
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Hindu Goddesses: Visions of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu ...
In many ways, this book is as much a study of the Hindu tradition itself as it is a study of one aspect of that tradition.
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Sources of Chinese
Tradition: Volume 1: From Earliest Times ...
A collection of primary readings on the social, intellectual, and religious traditions of China, this text provides a resource for scholars and students and an introduction for general readers.
William Theodore De Bary, 2013
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The
Tradition of Natural Law: A Philosopher's Reflections
The tradition of natural law is one of the foundations of Western civilization.
Yves René Marie Simon, Vukan Kuic, 1965
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Sodomy and the Pirate
Tradition: English Sea Rovers in the ...
This book represents a sample of the most penetrating and provocative scholarly interpretations of Jewish messianic movement from various perspectives- historical, sociological, psychological, and religious.
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Questions of
Tradition
Tradition is a central concern for a wide range of academic disciplines interested in problems of transmitting culture across generations. Yet, the concept itself has received remarkably little analysis.
Mark Phillips, Gordon J. Schochet, 2004
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRADITION»
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tradition is used in the context of the following news items.
UK Police Drop Investigation Into Tradition Financial Services
LONDON—The police here have dropped a yearslong fraud and corruption investigation involving a major brokerage company after the firm, Tradition Financial ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
African American church tradition a bastion of faith and freedom
For those who see Christianity itself as a faith that encourages quiescence and conservatism, the tradition of the black church is a sign of contradiction. Over the ... «SFGate, Jul 15»
PETA sues to challenge new law that allows opossum tradition
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is challenging a new law designed to preserve a western North Carolina New Year's Eve ... «WNCT, Jun 15»
Family tradition: 70-year-old graduation pants
PLANO, Texas — Tucked away in the closet of a Plano home is a pair of pants that only come out for very special occasions. Four generations of men in the ... «USA TODAY, Jun 15»
NBC's Mark Lazarus asked NHL to BAN Stanley Cup playoff beards …
The boss of NBC Sports lobbied the NHL to ban the longstanding tradition of players growing their beards for the Stanley Cup - so that the hockey stars would ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
Indonesian president breaks tradition in picking new military chief
JAKARTA Indonesian President Joko Widodo has picked the army chief of staff to lead the military, a presidential palace spokesman said on Wednesday, ... «Reuters, Jun 15»
North Carolina preserves New Years Eve opossum tradition
The exemption is meant to thwart legal challenges brought by animal welfare advocates who say Brasstown's New Year's Eve tradition is cruel. For decades, the ... «Reuters, May 15»
Spain's Princess Leonor breaks tradition with 1st communion
MADRID (AP) — Princess Leonor, heir to the Spanish throne, has celebrated her first communion in a low-key ceremony that broke with tradition. «Yahoo News, May 15»
Jeff Maggert wins 2015 Regions Tradition in sudden death playoff
Regions Tradition winner Jeff Maggert hoists the trophy after a one hole playoff. The final round go the Regions Tradition at Shoal Creek in Birmingham ... «AL.com, May 15»
Regions Tradition 2015: What golfers love about Birmingham and …
Tom Lehman hits from a sand trap around the 6th green in the final round of the 2013 Regions Tradition Champions Tour golf tournament at Shoal Creek ... «AL.com, May 15»
