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
After decades of decline, gender traditionalism is on the rise among Republican voters in the United States, according to recent data cited by The New York TImes.
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Nicole Mowbray, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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Nicole Mowbray, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traditionalism
conservatism
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The talks on the first day of Natcon were a mix of reactions and plans for the immediate future, combined with deeper philosophical musings around conservatism and nationalism.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Sep. 2025
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Michael Collins was the sole speaker who opposed having more voting locations in the interest of fiscal conservatism.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Traditionalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traditionalism. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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