The transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation, or the fact of being passed on in this way. The tradition of lighting candles during the festival has been passed down for centuries.
A long-established custom or belief that has been passed on from one generation to another. It is a tradition in our family to gather for a big meal on New Year's Eve.
An artistic or literary method or style established by an artist, writer, or movement, and subsequently followed by others. The novel follows the tradition of magical realism, blending the ordinary with the extraordinary.
A body of doctrines or teachings held to have divine authority though not contained in scripture. According to Church tradition, Peter was the first bishop of Rome.