as in conservativeness
attitudes or opinions tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions
a staunch supporter of grammatical traditionalism, my English teacher didn't care what the experts in linguistics said
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Recent Examples of traditionalism
Throughout his papacy, his critics often accused him of doing too little, too slowly, and of wrapping traditionalism in softer language without confronting its core inequalities.
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Gemma Allen, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Trump has nominated Catholics to top posts, including from an emergent right wing of the church that favors traditionalism and rejects reforms championed by Francis to make the church more inclusive.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
This new, more favorable vision of Russia was developing its own intellectual architecture, one that married isolationism, nationalism and traditionalism with a growing appreciation for autocratic strongmen who were bending their countries to their will.
—Eric Jason Martin Tanya Pérez Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Gone were the regal ceremony and traditionalism, replaced by a humility intended to imitate Christ’s poverty.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
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Gemma Allen, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Trump has nominated Catholics to top posts, including from an emergent right wing of the church that favors traditionalism and rejects reforms championed by Francis to make the church more inclusive.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
This new, more favorable vision of Russia was developing its own intellectual architecture, one that married isolationism, nationalism and traditionalism with a growing appreciation for autocratic strongmen who were bending their countries to their will.
—Eric Jason Martin Tanya Pérez Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Gone were the regal ceremony and traditionalism, replaced by a humility intended to imitate Christ’s poverty.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traditionalism
conservatism
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Kirk was the co-founder of Turning Point USA, which was formed to foster a culture of conservatism on school campuses around the nation.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
24 Sep. 2025
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Her anarchism was part of the Edinburgh Character and her conservatism rooted in respect for order, authority and ritual.—
Frances Wilson
September 23,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Traditionalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traditionalism. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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