1. consisting of or derived from tradition (Freq. 23) - traditional history - traditional morality • Ant: nontraditional • Similar to: conventional, handed-down, tralatitious, traditionalistic • Derivationally related forms: tradition 2. pertaining to time-honored orthodox doctrines (Freq. 3) - the simple security of traditional assumptions has vanished • Similar to: orthodox • Derivationally related forms: tradition, traditionality