traditionalist
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See also: Traditionalist and tradiționalist
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From traditional + -ist.
Noun[edit]
traditionalist (plural traditionalists)
- A person who adheres to tradition, especially in cultural or religious practices.
- 1962 December, “A new Pullman era?”, in Modern Railways, page 362:
- Pullman traditionalists will no doubt maintain that the full-service-at-every-seat principle is popular with their clientele; […] .
- 2023 October 2, Ruth Graham, “‘Two Trains Charging at Each Other’: A Texas Bishop Takes On the Pope”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
- He speaks at conferences across the country and posts prolifically on social media on topics ranging from the ethics of Covid-19 vaccines (which he has questioned) to the Latin Mass favored by traditionalists (and discouraged by Pope Francis) to local conflicts between priests and bishops.
- (climbing) A traditional climbing climber.
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one who adheres to tradition
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Adjective[edit]
traditionalist (comparative more traditionalist, superlative most traditionalist)
- Adhering to tradition, especially in religious practices.
- 2023 October 3, Jason Horowitz, “Conservative Catholics, Relegated to Sidelines, Denounce Papal Gathering”, in The New York Times[2], →ISSN:
- The day before, Cardinal Burke and other traditionalist prelates made public an exchange of letters with Francis in which they aired grave doubts about the legitimacy of a major assembly of the world’s bishops and laypeople that will, on Wednesday, begin discussing some of the most sensitive topics in the church.