Tradition vs Ceremony - What's the difference?
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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
A ritual with religious significance.
An official gathering to celebrate, commemorate, or otherwise mark some event.
A formal socially established behaviour, often in relation to people of different ranks.
(obsolete) An omen or portent.
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In obsolete terms the difference between tradition and ceremony
is that tradition is to transmit by way of tradition; to hand down while ceremony is an omen or portent.As a verb tradition
is to transmit by way of tradition; to hand down.tradition
English
(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.
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English
(wikipedia ceremony)Alternative forms
* (both archaic)Noun
(ceremonies)- For he is superstitious grown of late, / Quite from the main opinion he held once / Of fantasy, of dreams, and ceremonies.
- Caesar, I never stood on ceremonies, / Yet now they fright me.