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Traditional vs Rilkean - What's the difference?

traditional | rilkean |

As adjectives the difference between traditional and rilkean

is that traditional is of or pertaining to tradition; derived from tradition; communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only; transmitted from age to age without writing; as, traditional opinions; traditional customs; traditional expositions of the scriptures while rilkean is of or pertaining to (rainer maria rilke) (1875–1926), bohemian–austrian poet regarded as a transitional figure between the traditional and modernist poets.

traditional

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to tradition; derived from tradition; communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only; transmitted from age to age without writing; as, traditional opinions; traditional customs; traditional expositions of the Scriptures.
  • I think her traditional values are antiquated .
  • Observant of tradition; attached to old customs; old-fashioned.
  • In lieu of the name of the composer of a piece of music, whose real name is lost in the mists of time.
  • Antonyms

    * nontraditional, non-traditional * untraditional

    Derived terms

    * traditionally

    rilkean

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to (Rainer Maria Rilke) (1875–1926), Bohemian–Austrian poet regarded as a transitional figure between the traditional and modernist poets.
  • English eponyms