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单词 traditionalist
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Definition of traditionalist in English:

traditionalist

noun trəˈdɪʃ(ə)nəlɪsttrəˈdɪʃ(ə)n(ə)lɪst
  • An advocate of maintaining tradition, especially so as to resist change.

    traditionalists feared that the character of the building might be lost
    a liberal approach that angered traditionalists
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Traditionalists are right to be concerned about potentially harmful impact of tall buildings on historic settings.
    • There are timber-frame houses that are still crafted in the timeless way by woodworking traditionalists.
    • In recent years, he has consistently used paint on his clay rather than glazes, which distresses traditionalists.
    • The traditionalists use metal sewing thimbles but lot of people have trouble keeping them on their fingers.
    • He is a traditionalist and is said to have opposed the constitutional changes.
    Synonyms
    conservative, right-winger, rightist, reactionary
    informal square, stick-in-the-mud, fuddy-duddy
adjective trəˈdɪʃ(ə)nəlɪsttrəˈdɪʃ(ə)n(ə)lɪst
  • Advocating the upholding or maintenance of tradition.

    a Latin prayer used by traditionalist Catholics
    his traditionalist stance on the ordination of women
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The elders enjoy high prestige and occupy a high social status in a traditionalist culture.
    • Very little had, at that time, been published on southern African traditionalist art forms.
    • At the undergraduate level, some schools offer traditionalist approaches to education.
    • Whether she will maintain their commitment to innovation or adopt a more traditionalist approach remains to be seen.
    • This meant that women were encouraged to stay at home and maintain traditionalist forms of dress, including beadwork.
    Synonyms
    conservative, traditional, established, accepted, orthodox, conventional, reactionary

Derivatives

  • traditionalistic

  • adjectivetrədɪʃ(ə)n(ə)ˈlɪstɪktrəˌdɪʃ(ə)n(ə)lˈɪstɪk
    • This seems enough surprising in relation to a traditionalistic culture like the one of the Catalan Renaixença.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • What are the major features of the individualistic, traditionalistic, and moralistic political cultures?
      • The chief goal of the traditionalistic political culture is the maintenance of the status quo, with political power concentrated in the hands of established elites.
      • Moralistic states have a higher percentage of women serving in their state legislatures than both individualistic and traditionalistic states.
      • The traditionalistic paradigm implicates loyalty towards the traditional practices of political action, as opposed to new radicalism and the intentional breaking of the old paradigms.
      • The suburbanization of parts of the old South has challenged the traditionalistic subculture with a spreading of power over a broader demographic spectrum
 
 

Definition of traditionalist in US English:

traditionalist

nountrəˈdɪʃ(ə)n(ə)lɪsttrəˈdiSH(ə)n(ə)list
  • An advocate of maintaining tradition, especially so as to resist change.

    traditionalists feared that the character of the building might be lost
    a liberal approach that angered traditionalists
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Traditionalists are right to be concerned about potentially harmful impact of tall buildings on historic settings.
    • He is a traditionalist and is said to have opposed the constitutional changes.
    • The traditionalists use metal sewing thimbles but lot of people have trouble keeping them on their fingers.
    • In recent years, he has consistently used paint on his clay rather than glazes, which distresses traditionalists.
    • There are timber-frame houses that are still crafted in the timeless way by woodworking traditionalists.
    Synonyms
    conservative, right-winger, rightist, reactionary
adjectivetrəˈdɪʃ(ə)n(ə)lɪsttrəˈdiSH(ə)n(ə)list
  • Advocating the upholding or maintenance of tradition.

    a Latin prayer used by traditionalist Catholics
    his traditionalist stance on the ordination of women
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Very little had, at that time, been published on southern African traditionalist art forms.
    • Whether she will maintain their commitment to innovation or adopt a more traditionalist approach remains to be seen.
    • At the undergraduate level, some schools offer traditionalist approaches to education.
    • This meant that women were encouraged to stay at home and maintain traditionalist forms of dress, including beadwork.
    • The elders enjoy high prestige and occupy a high social status in a traditionalist culture.
    Synonyms
    conservative, traditional, established, accepted, orthodox, conventional, reactionary
 
 
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