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 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 The name Pius, once a staple among papal choices, is unlikely to be chosen today; it is heavily associated with strong papal authority, traditionalism, and a more hierarchical Church. Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025 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. Nicole Mowbray, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025 The fact that traditionalism varies across and within societies is hardly surprising: some version of that finding is cooked into the survey method with its agglomeration of micro-level data. Andrew J. Nathan, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2012 See All Example Sentences for traditionalism
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conservatism
Noun
  • Fiscal responsibility, limited government and compassion for all Americans are what conservatism is all about.
    Dee Stewart, Boston Herald, 20 June 2025
  • One of the things Buckley did not do was write a book that defined his comprehensive vision of conservatism.
    Terry W. Hartle, Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2025

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“Traditionalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traditionalism. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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