traditionalism
noun
tra·di·tion·al·ism
trə-ˈdi-sh(ə-)nə-ˌli-zəm 
1
: adherence to the doctrines or practices of a tradition
2
: the beliefs of those opposed to modernism, liberalism, progressivism, or radicalism
traditionalist
adjective
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a staunch supporter of grammatical traditionalism, my English teacher didn't care what the experts in linguistics said
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The composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, that warhorse of English traditionalism, is mentioned six times, and his plangent music—invoking a lost, idyllic England; a greener, more pleasant land—could easily be the novel’s soundtrack.
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Charles McGrath, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024
Los Angeles is both very Catholic and progressive, something that can put many of the city’s 3.3 million Latino Catholics at odds with Gomez’s traditionalism.
—Alejandra Molina, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2024
When doing full suits, as in the slim Manon style or the hidden button, double-breasted model, the brand plied statement-making floral jacquard motifs signaling its knack for reinvention even within the boundaries of traditionalism.
—Martino Carrera, WWD, 14 June 2024
Their last album, 2019’s Social Cues, circled around theme of rock stat malaise, a less-than-universal concept the band salvaged with a set of songs that cleverly mixed Sixties traditionalism and Eighties revisionism.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2024
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Charles McGrath, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024
Los Angeles is both very Catholic and progressive, something that can put many of the city’s 3.3 million Latino Catholics at odds with Gomez’s traditionalism.
—Alejandra Molina, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2024
When doing full suits, as in the slim Manon style or the hidden button, double-breasted model, the brand plied statement-making floral jacquard motifs signaling its knack for reinvention even within the boundaries of traditionalism.
—Martino Carrera, WWD, 14 June 2024
Their last album, 2019’s Social Cues, circled around theme of rock stat malaise, a less-than-universal concept the band salvaged with a set of songs that cleverly mixed Sixties traditionalism and Eighties revisionism.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2024
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“Traditionalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traditionalism. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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