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• Tradition and Living Magisterium — • The word tradition refers sometimes to the thing (doctrine, account, or custom) transmitted from one generation to another sometimes to the organ or mode of the transmission Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Tradition and Living… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• tradition — [trə dish′ən] n. [ME tradycion < MFr tradicion < L traditio, a surrender, delivery, tradition < traditus, pp. of tradere, to deliver: see TREASON] 1. Obs. a surrender or betrayal 2. a) the handing down orally of stories, beliefs, customs …   English World dictionary

• Tradition — Tra*di tion, n. [OE. tradicioun, L. traditio, from tradere to give up, transmit. See {Treason}, {Traitor}.] 1. The act of delivering into the hands of another; delivery. A deed takes effect only from the tradition or delivery. Blackstone. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Tradition Sunday — Tradition Tra*di tion, n. [OE. tradicioun, L. traditio, from tradere to give up, transmit. See {Treason}, {Traitor}.] 1. The act of delivering into the hands of another; delivery. A deed takes effect only from the tradition or delivery.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Unwritten — Un*writ ten, a. 1. Not written; not reduced to writing; oral; as, unwritten agreements. [1913 Webster] 2. Containing no writing; blank; as, unwritten paper. [1913 Webster] {Unwritten doctrines} (Theol.), such doctrines as have been handed down by …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Unwritten doctrines — Unwritten Un*writ ten, a. 1. Not written; not reduced to writing; oral; as, unwritten agreements. [1913 Webster] 2. Containing no writing; blank; as, unwritten paper. [1913 Webster] {Unwritten doctrines} (Theol.), such doctrines as have been… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Unwritten law — Unwritten Un*writ ten, a. 1. Not written; not reduced to writing; oral; as, unwritten agreements. [1913 Webster] 2. Containing no writing; blank; as, unwritten paper. [1913 Webster] {Unwritten doctrines} (Theol.), such doctrines as have been… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Unwritten laws — Unwritten Un*writ ten, a. 1. Not written; not reduced to writing; oral; as, unwritten agreements. [1913 Webster] 2. Containing no writing; blank; as, unwritten paper. [1913 Webster] {Unwritten doctrines} (Theol.), such doctrines as have been… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• TRADITION — (Heb. מָסֹרֶת). The term tradition derives from the Latin tradere, which means to transmit or to give over. Generally, it refers to beliefs, doctrines, customs, ethical and moral standards, and cultural values and attitudes which are transmitted… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• unwritten — [un rit′ n, un′rit΄ n] adj. 1. not in writing; not written or printed 2. operating only through custom or tradition [an unwritten rule] 3. not written on; blank …   English World dictionary

• tradition — [n] established practice attitude, belief, birthright, conclusion, convention, culture, custom, customs, ethic, ethics, fable, folklore, form, habit, heritage, idea, inheritance, institution, law, legend, lore, mores, myth, mythology, mythos,… …   New thesaurus