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TRADITIONALIST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does traditionalist mean?
• TRADITIONALIST (noun)
The noun TRADITIONALIST has 1 sense:
1. one who adheres to traditional views
Familiarity information: TRADITIONALIST used as a noun is very rare.
• TRADITIONALIST (adjective)
The adjective TRADITIONALIST has 1 sense:
1. stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded
Familiarity information: TRADITIONALIST used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
One who adheres to traditional views
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
diehard; traditionalist
Hypernyms ("traditionalist" is a kind of...):
conservative; conservativist (a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "traditionalist"):
Rip van Winkle (a person oblivious to social changes)
Derivation:
traditionalism (adherence to tradition (especially in cultural or religious matters))
traditionalism (strict adherence to traditional methods or teachings)
traditionalistic (adhering to tradition especially in cultural or religious practices)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded
Synonyms:
hidebound; traditionalist
Similar:
conservative (resistant to change, particularly in relation to politics or religion)
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