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Rituals vs Tradition - What's the difference?

rituals | tradition |

As nouns the difference between rituals and tradition

is that rituals is while tradition is tradition.

rituals

English

Noun

(head)
  • tradition

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.
  • *
  • * {{quote-book, year=1928, author=Lawrence R. Bourne
  • , title=Well Tackled! , chapter=2 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 commonly held system. (rfex)
  • The act of delivering into the hands of another; delivery.
  • * Blackstone
  • A deed takes effect only from the tradition or delivery.

    Derived terms

    * traditional * traditionally * traditionalism

    Synonyms

    * (a commonly held system) doctrine

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To transmit by way of tradition; to hand down.
  • * Fuller
  • The following story is traditioned with very much credit amongst our English Catholics.