Heritage vs Tradition - What's the difference?
heritage | tradition |
An inheritance; property that may be inherited.
A tradition; something that can be passed down from preceding generations.
A birthright; the status acquired by birth, especially of but not exclusive to the firstborn.
(attributive) Having a certain background, such as growing up with a second language.
A part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation, possibly differing in detail from family to family, such as the way to celebrate holidays.
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A commonly held system. (rfex)
The act of delivering into the hands of another; delivery.
* Blackstone
(obsolete) To transmit by way of tradition; to hand down.
* Fuller
As nouns the difference between heritage and tradition
is that heritage is an inheritance; property that may be inherited while tradition is a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation, possibly differing in detail from family to family, such as the way to celebrate holidays.As a verb tradition is
to transmit by way of tradition; to hand down.heritage
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Alternative forms
* (archaic)Noun
(en-noun)- The university requires heritage''' Spanish students to enroll in a specially designed Spanish program not available to non-'''heritage students.
tradition
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(wikipedia tradition)Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=Evidently he did not mean to be a mere figurehead, but to carry on the old tradition of Wilsthorpe's; and that was considered to be a good thing in itself and an augury for future prosperity.}}
- A deed takes effect only from the tradition or delivery.
Derived terms
* traditional * traditionally * traditionalismSynonyms
* (a commonly held system) doctrineVerb
(en verb)- The following story is traditioned with very much credit amongst our English Catholics.