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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TRADITOR

From Latin: traitor, from trādere to hand over.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TRADITOR

traditor  [ˈtrædɪtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRADITOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Traditor is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TRADITOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Traditors

Traditor, pl. traditores, is a term meaning the one who had handed over and defined by Merriam-Webster as "one of the Christians giving up to the officers of the law the Scriptures, the sacred vessels, or the names of their brethren during the Roman persecutions". This refers to bishops and other Christians who turned over sacred scriptures or betrayed their fellow Christians to the Roman authorities under threat of persecution. During the persecution of Diocletian between AD 303–5, many church leaders had gone as far as turning in Christians to the authorities and "handed over" sacred religious texts to authorities to be burned. Later, some traditors would be returned to positions of authority under Constantine, sparking a split with the Donatist movement. While many church members would eventually come to forgive the traditors, the Donatists were less forgiving. They proclaimed that any sacraments celebrated by these priests and bishops were invalid. The sect had particularly developed and grown in North Africa.

Definition of traditor in the English dictionary

The definition of traditor in the dictionary is a Christian who betrayed his fellow Christians at the time of the Roman persecutions.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRADITOR


administrator
ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtə
adyta
ˈædɪtə
auditor
ˈɔːdɪtə
calculator
ˈkælkjʊˌleɪtə
co-editor
kəʊˈedɪtə
creator
kriːˈeɪtə
creditor
ˈkrɛdɪtə
data
ˈdeɪtə
editor
ˈɛdɪtə
generator
ˈdʒɛnəˌreɪtə
Greater
ˈɡreɪtə
inedita
ɪnˈedɪtə
later
ˈleɪtə
litter
ˈlɪtə
Meta
ˈmeɪtə
monitor
ˈmɒnɪtə
subeditor
sʌbˈɛdɪtə
titre
ˈtaɪtə
twitter
ˈtwɪtə
verditer
ˈvɜːdɪtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRADITOR

traditional
traditional logic
traditional medicine
traditional option
traditional policy
traditional weapon
traditionalise
traditionalism
traditionalist
traditionalistic
traditionality
traditionalize
traditionally
traditionarily
traditionary
traditioner
traditionist
traditionless
traditive
traduce

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRADITOR

assistant editor
beauty editor
city editor
commissioning editor
competitor
copy editor
desk editor
expeditor
external auditor
fashion editor
feature editor
internal auditor
literary editor
managing editor
news editor
night editor
picture editor
proditor
secured creditor
senior editor
text editor

Synonyms and antonyms of traditor in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «traditor» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRADITOR

Find out the translation of traditor to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of traditor from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «traditor» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

traditor
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

traditor
570 millions of speakers

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traditor
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

traditor
380 millions of speakers
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traditor
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

traditor
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

traditor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

traditor
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

traditor
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Trader
190 millions of speakers

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traditor
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

traditor
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

traditor
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Trader
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

traditor
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

traditor
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्यापारी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

traditor
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

traditor
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

traditor
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

traditor
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

trădător
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

traditor
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

traditor
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

traditor
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

traditor
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of traditor

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRADITOR»

The term «traditor» is normally little used and occupies the 131.485 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRADITOR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about traditor

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRADITOR»

Discover the use of traditor in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to traditor and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Verdi's Aida: Opera Classics Library Series
Blood alone does not satisfy them. And they call themselves ministers of heaven! Ramfis, Sacerdoti: Traditor! Traditor! Traditor! Ramphis, Priests: Traitor! Traitor! Traitor! Amneris: Sacerdoti: compiste un delitto! Tigri infami di sangue assetate.
Burton D. Fisher, Giuseppe Verdi, 2005
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History of the World Christian Movement: Volume 1: Earliest ...
The last straw for some was that one of the bishops who participated in Caeciliarf s ordination, Felix of Aptunga, was rumored to be a traditor. The Numidian bishops took action. In a council of their own in 312 they condemned Caecilian on ...
Dale T. Irvin, Scott Sunquist, 2002
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From Garrick to Gluck: Essays on Opera in the Age of ...
Its words "Pieta non sento d'un traditor" now turn up in the lines of Mandane, "Per te pieta non v'e, non sento un traditor." A line from the second stanza of Mandane's original aria, "Odiarlo, oh Dio! vorrei," recurs word for word in the quartet text, ...
Daniel Heartz, John A. Rice, 2004
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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: First Series, Volume IV St. ...
Holy Spirit certainly cannot come on you, who have not been washed even with the baptism of repentance; but the water of the traditor, which most truly needs to be repented of, does but work pollution." 84. Augustin answered: As a matter of ...
Philip Schaff, 2007
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Index Universalis Multilingualis: Deutsch - Französisch - ...
... 8/210 Тгаб111опз1пзе1 _ quartier traditionel _ traditional district, 8!18 Traditor _ casemate de traditore _ traditor-casemate, 7/117 traditor-casemate _ Traditor / Traditorkasematte _ casemate de traditore, 7/117 Traditorkasematte = Traditor _  ...
K. G. Saur Verlag GmbH & Company, Walter De Gruyter, 2003
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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers First Series, St. Augustine: ...
Holy Spirit certainly cannot come on you, who have not been washed even with the baptism of repentance; but the water of the traditor, which most truly needs to be repented of, does but work pollution." 84. Augustin answered: As a matter of ...
Philip Schaff, 2007
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The Letters of Petilian, The Donatist
PETILIANUS said: “Which Holy Spirit certainly cannot come on you, who have not been washed even with the baptism of repentance; but the water of the traditor, which most truly needs to be repented of, does but work pollution.” 84.
St. Augustin
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Understanding the Women of Mozart's Operas
There is a nobility of purpose that transcends the stock denunciation of "Ah fuggi il traditor." Unable to act directly against Giovanni (except in the form of public denouncement), Elvira assuages her hurt by acting for others: "Stop, scoundrel: ...
Kristi Brown-Montesano, 2007
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The Rival Sirens: Performance and Identity on Handel's ...
This piece was chosen to begin the two contemporaneous published song collections: Svenalo traditor; Morir anch'io sapro. Non mi vedrai trofeo Del barbaro tuo amor; Del mio solo dolor La vittima saro.In There is a good deal in this aria ...
Suzanne Aspden, 2013
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International Folkloristics: Classic Contributions by the ...
They know the traditor's repertoire and encourage him to tell his tales. So they act as a kind of sounding-board for the tale. It is often due to their presence and insistence that the traditor consents to function; and if he moves from the district and ...
Alan Dundes, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRADITOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term traditor is used in the context of the following news items.
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El pasado en presente
Emulando con el escritor Vallejo, en su chispeante conversatorio de paz, quien llamó al presidente “traditor traditorum” (“traidor de traidores”), los veteranos ... «ElEspectador.com, Apr 15»
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"La infamia que aquí llaman paz"
Traiciona aquí, traiciona allá, es el traditor traditorum que diría Cicerón, nuestro traidor de los traidores. A García Márquez hace un año, cuando murió, para ... «ElEspectador.com, Apr 15»
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Tenebrae service
The antiphon, beginning Traditor (“Traitor,” a reference to Judas), then signals that the very last candle, at the summit, symbolizing Christ the Light of the World, ... «The Catholic Transcript, Mar 15»
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Metropolitan Opera Review 2014-15- "Don Giovanni:" Peter Mattei …
This more violent vocal characterization was compounded in ensuing arias (there was a tremendous fearlessness in the coloratura runs of "Ah fuggi il traditor"), ... «Latin Post, Mar 15»
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1765: A Retrospective review – why we're still mad about the young …
The aria quivers with electricity: tenor John Mark Ainsley spits the line “ti sorvegna, ingrata, il traditor qual'è” (remember, ungrateful one/ who the traitor is) while ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»
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Podcast featuring CROT's "Don Giovanni" Cast
They performed Leprello's aria “Madamina, il catalogo e questo,” Don Giovanni and Zerlina's duet “La ci darem la mano” and Donna Elvira's “Ah! fuggi il traditor! «Iowa Public Radio, Jan 15»
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NBA Free Agency: No such thing as a traitor
The word “traitor” comes to us from Middle English, by way of the Old French “traitour,” from Latin “traditor,” from “tradere” or to “hand over.” The Oxford English ... «FanSided, Jul 14»
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Palestinian-Israeli Relations”: Sacred Treason” and “Resistance to …
The word 'traitor' comes from the Latin, 'traditor'- one who delivers. And the PA certainly has delivered its people and their dream of freedom to the enemy. «Center for Research on Globalization, Jul 14»
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Don Giovanni, Glyndebourne Festival Opera
... enjoying the character potential of period textures (he gives “Ah, fuggi il traditor” an unexpected baroque starchiness that instantly labels poor Elvira po-faced). «The Arts Desk, Jun 14»
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Św. Stanisław BM – Pater patriae
Słowo „traditor” (łac. zdrajca) użyte na określenie św. Stanisława przez Galla Anonima nastręcza wiele trudności historykom. Czy śmierć biskupa krakowskiego ... «PCh24.pl, May 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Traditor [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/traditor>. Apr 2024 ».
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