traditionalism

• POS: Adjective, Noun
• HYPHEN: tra=di=tion=al=ism

CIDE DICTIONARY

traditionalism, n. 

 A system of faith founded on tradition; esp., the doctrine that all religious faith is to be based solely upon what is delivered from competent authority, exclusive of rational processes.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

traditionalism, n.
1 respect, esp. excessive, for tradition, esp. in religion.
2 a philosophical system referring all religious knowledge to divine revelation and tradition.

Derivative

traditionalist n. traditionalistic adj.

THESAURUS

traditionalism

Mishnah, Spiritus Mundi, Sunna, Talmud, accommodation, accord, accordance, acquiescence, adaptation, adaption, adjustment, agreement, ancient wisdom, archetypal myth, archetypal pattern, authenticity, authoritativeness, canonicalness, canonicity, common law, compliance, conformance, conformation other-direction, conformity, congruity, consistency, conventionality, correspondence, custom, flexibility, folk motif, folklore, folktale, gospel truth, harmony, immemorial usage, keeping, legend, line, lore, malleability, myth, mythology, obedience, observance, orthodoxicalness, orthodoxism, orthodoxness, orthodoxy, pliancy, racial memory, reconcilement, reconciliation, religious truth, right belief, rightness, soundness, strictness, the truth, tradition, traditionality, uniformity