That body of doctrine and discipline, or any article thereof, supposed to have been put forth by Christ or his apostles, and not committed to writing.
To transmit by way of tradition; to hand down.
a continuum of gradational culture change through time representing the unbroken development of a single culture.
The customs, beliefs and practices, accumulated through the history of their development, which form the views and ways of a society or of a religion.
that which is customary or ritualized in culture, handed down from generation to generation (Growing and harvesting blueberries is traditional Pinelands seasonal work.)
belief or custom handed down through generations, often orally or through accepted practices and ways of working
The beliefs, customs, rituals, practices, and knowledge passed down from one generation to the next and considered to be characteristic of a particular culture or group.
Something perceived to have been handed down (or passed along) from the past, often considered authoritative. See also mainstream, classical, orthodox.
A long-established custom or practice that has the effect of an unwritten law.
Refers to both the process of 'handing on the faith' and that which has been handed on. When written with a capital letter the term includes the Scriptures, the essential doctrines of the Church, the major writing and teaching of the Fathers, the liturgical life of the Church, the living and lived faith of the whole Church down through the centuries. When written in the lower case the term refers to customs, practices, institutions through which we give expressions to our Christian faith.
The long-standing practices and beliefs of the Church, developed since the days of the Apostles, and revered as normative, along with Scriptures, for the life of the Church.
A system of religious thought and teachings. The beliefs and practices of a group.
Customs, legends, or beliefs that are handed down from generation to generation, often by word of mouth or by example.
A specific way of practicing the Craft.
When capitalized, refers to specific sub-group of The Craft; also, custom
temporarily accepted behaviour in 1 culture
a specific practice of long standing
a belief, custom or procedure, often long-established and often handed down verbally
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an array of skills, images or beliefs handed down more or less intact from history
an inherited or customary pattern of thought, action, or behaviour
an old belief or method that persists although it is no longer useful
a set of beliefs and practices that witches follow
a story or a custom that is memorized and passed down from generation to generation, originally without
The branch of Paganism followed by any individual or coven. There are hundreds of traditions, most drawn along ethnic of cultural lines. The word is synonymous with path. Witta is an example of a tradition of Paganism.
The handing down of information, beliefs and customs by word of mouth or by example from one generation to another without written instructions; an inherited, established, or customary pattern of thought, action, or behavior (as a religious practices or a social custom). (See ‘religion’, ‘ritual’, ‘rule’)
a cultural expression that a folk group continues to pass on or practice. Traditions may be old or newly emerging.
Those ideas or beliefs handed down from the past. Opinion with the force of history behind it.
handing down through the centuries from mouth to mouth of the teachings of Jesus. It began with the apostles and continues unbroken to the present bishopric of the Catholic Church.
The handing down of statements, beliefs, legends, customs, genealogies, etc. from generation to generation, especially by word of mouth.
cultural practices and traits which have continuity over time (generation to generation) and space (place to place), and which also involve change and innovation.
"tradition" (in lower case) as a customary or handed-on way of thinking or acting, "Tradition" (in upper case) as one or more teachings or understandings of the faith "from the beginning" seen as indispensable for a true understanding of Scripture.
the handing down of beliefs, legends, customs, information, etc., from generation to generation; a long-established, inherited way of thinking or acting; a body of customs, laws, or doctrines.
In Christian theology, tradition originally referred simply to that which had been handed down to the church from the prophets and the apostles concerning belief in God and God's redemptive work in Christ. Gradually, however, the term took on different meanings to include, for example, the authorized teaching of church councils and commonly accepted credal formulations.
That which is handed down, transmitted. Tradition is the life of the Church in the Holy Spirit, for the Holy Spirit leads the Church "into all truth" (John 16:13) and enables her to preserve the truth taught by Christ to His Apostles. The Holy Scriptures are the core of Holy Tradition, as interpreted through the writings of the Fathers, the Ecumenical Councils, and the worship of the Church. Together, these traditions manifest the faith of the ancient undivided Church, inspired by the Holy Spirit to preserve the fullness of the gospel. See John 21:25; Acts 15:1-29; 2 Thess. 2:15.
a belief system, either relating to religious beliefs or methods for doing magick workings. Strega is a tradition of Italian witchcraft, and Eclectic is a tradition that is made up of pieces of other traditions.
an inherited, established, or customary practice.
knowledge, beliefs, customs, and practices that have been handed down from person to person by word of mouth or by example, for instance, the practice of always having a certain meal for a holiday
Sets of norms, values and beliefs contained in the culture of a society and passed down from generation to generation.
The beliefs, customs, stories, laws, religious practices, and other cultural phenomena that are considered valuable and are therefore handed on from generation to generation. The Jewish and Christian Bibles are a collation of traditions; once written, they themselves become an artifact that must be interpreted, and so new traditions are born.
Teachings and practices that have been handed down as standard and authoritative.
The word tradition comes from the Latin word traditio which means "to hand down" or "to hand over."
