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
Jake Worthington Armed with just an acoustic guitar, the 2014 The Voice contestant and Big Loud artist conjured up the ghosts of country legends like George Jones and Waylon Jennings with his twangy, authentic traditionalism and big voice.
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Melinda Newman, Billboard, 7 June 2025
But Beautiful offsets its delightful oddities with jibing pop traditionalism.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 June 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
That was how Francis functioned as a bridge between the traditionalism of his predecessors and a Church able to embrace modernity.
—Christian Paz, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Melinda Newman, Billboard, 7 June 2025
But Beautiful offsets its delightful oddities with jibing pop traditionalism.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 June 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
That was how Francis functioned as a bridge between the traditionalism of his predecessors and a Church able to embrace modernity.
—Christian Paz, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traditionalism
conservatism
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This attempt to hijack conservatism by a radical fringe is not new.—
Cal Thomas,
Twin Cities,
5 Nov. 2025
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For years now, Fuentes has been both an embarrassment to the right and an indicator of what’s brewing in the id of conservatism.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Traditionalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traditionalism. Accessed 24 Nov. 2025.
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