Dictionary

traditionalist en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Latin trāns Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti Proto-Italic *didō Latin dō Latin trādō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin trāditiōbor. Old French tradicionbor. Middle English tradicioun English tradition Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English traditional Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English traditionalist From traditional + -ist.

Meanings

1. Adhering to tradition, especially in religious practices.
   • 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. 2023 October 3, Jason Horowitz, “Conservative Catholics, Relegated to Sidelines, Denounce Papal Gathering”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

Forms

traditionalist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Latin trāns Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti Proto-Italic *didō Latin dō Latin trādō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin trāditiōbor. Old French tradicionbor. Middle English tradicioun English tradition Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English traditional Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English traditionalist From traditional + -ist.

Meanings

1. A person who adheres to tradition, especially in cultural or religious practices.
   • Among the frontrunners before the conclave began were Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s secretary of state; Luis Antonio Tagle, a reformer from the Philippines; Péter Erdő, a traditionalist from Hungary; Robert Sarah, a cardinal from Guinea who criticised Francis’s papacy; and the moderate US cardinal Robert Prevost. 2025 May 8, Angela Giuffrida and Harriet Sherwood, “White smoke from Sistine Chapel chimney signals election of new pope”, in The Guardian:
   • Pullman traditionalists will no doubt maintain that the full-service-at-every-seat principle is popular with their clientele; […]. 1962 December, “A new Pullman era?”, in Modern Railways, page 362:
   • 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. 2023 October 2, Ruth Graham, “‘Two Trains Charging at Each Other’: A Texas Bishop Takes On the Pope”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
2. A traditional climbing climber.

Forms

Antonyms

annihilationist · destructionist · reformer · reformist · conditionalist

Deriveds

neo-traditionalist · traditionalistic · paleotraditionalist · antitraditionalist · African traditionalist · ultra-traditionalist · nontraditionalist · neotraditionalist · paleo-traditionalist · ultratraditionalist · current-traditionalist

Relateds

traditionistic · traditionalize · traditional · traditionalism · traditionism · traditionalise · traditionist · traditionality · traditionalistically · tradition · traditionalistical · traditionistically · traditionary · traditionarily · traditionally

Translations (25)

es tradicionalista (one who adheres to tradition) · de Traditionalist (one who adheres to tradition) · sh tradicionalist (one who adheres to tradition) · nb tradisjonalist (one who adheres to tradition) · sv traditionalist (one who adheres to tradition) · ru традиционали́стка (one who adheres to tradition) · fi traditionalistinen (one who adheres to tradition) · nn tradisjonalist (one who adheres to tradition) · uk традиціоналі́стка (one who adheres to tradition) · ka ტრადიციონალისტი (one who adheres to tradition) · cy traddodiadwr (one who adheres to tradition) · ru традиционали́ст (one who adheres to tradition) · it tradizionalista (one who adheres to tradition) · sh традиционалист (one who adheres to tradition) · pt tradicionalista (one who adheres to tradition) · ca tradicionalista (one who adheres to tradition) · uk традиціоналі́ст (one who adheres to tradition) · pl tradycjonalista (one who adheres to tradition) · cmn 傳統主義者 /传统主义者 (one who adheres to tradition) · fr traditionaliste (one who adheres to tradition) · ja 伝統主義者 (one who adheres to tradition) · da traditionalist (one who adheres to tradition) · gl tradicionalista (one who adheres to tradition) · pl tradycjonalistka (one who adheres to tradition) · de Traditionalistin (one who adheres to tradition)