Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
tradition (noun)1.
a) an inherited, established, or customary pattern of thought, action, or behavior (as a religious practice or a social custom)
b) a belief or story or a body of beliefs or stories relating to the past that are commonly accepted as historical though not verifiable
2.
the handing down of information, beliefs, and customs by word of mouth or by example from one generation to another without written instruction
3.
cultural continuity in social attitudes, customs, and institutions
4.
characteristic manner, method, or style - in the best liberal tradition
