as in conservativeness
attitudes or opinions tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions
a staunch supporter of grammatical traditionalism, my English teacher didn't care what the experts in linguistics said
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Recent Examples of traditionalism
Trump has nominated Catholics to top posts, including from an emergent right wing of the church that favors traditionalism and rejects reforms championed by Francis to make the church more inclusive.
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Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
The name Pius, once a staple among papal choices, is unlikely to be chosen today; it is heavily associated with strong papal authority, traditionalism, and a more hierarchical Church.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
After decades of decline, gender traditionalism is on the rise among Republican voters in the United States, according to recent data cited by The New York TImes.
—Nicole Mowbray, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
The fact that traditionalism varies across and within societies is hardly surprising: some version of that finding is cooked into the survey method with its agglomeration of micro-level data.
—Andrew J. Nathan, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2012
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Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
The name Pius, once a staple among papal choices, is unlikely to be chosen today; it is heavily associated with strong papal authority, traditionalism, and a more hierarchical Church.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
After decades of decline, gender traditionalism is on the rise among Republican voters in the United States, according to recent data cited by The New York TImes.
—Nicole Mowbray, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
The fact that traditionalism varies across and within societies is hardly surprising: some version of that finding is cooked into the survey method with its agglomeration of micro-level data.
—Andrew J. Nathan, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2012
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traditionalism
conservatism
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The transformation of the presidency began with the rise of conservatism, with its antagonism toward the liberal components of the administrative state and its newfound belief that a war against big government could succeed only through a presidency endowed with extraordinary powers.—
Terry M. Moe,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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Changing the definition of conservatism Before coming to Congress, Tillis helped lead the GOP takeover and dominance of the North Carolina state legislature in the 2010s and was viewed as one of the state's most successful conservative lawmakers in recent years.—
Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
14 July 2025
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“Traditionalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traditionalism. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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