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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 viewsplay

  Familiarity information: TRADITIONALIST used as a noun is very rare.


TRADITIONALIST (adjective)
  The adjective TRADITIONALIST has 1 sense:

1. stubbornly conservative and narrow-mindedplay

  Familiarity information: TRADITIONALIST used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TRADITIONALIST (noun)


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)


TRADITIONALIST (adjective)


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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