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Traditionalism
Traditionalism. In its strict sense, a theory proposed by a group of 19th-cent. RC thinkers, according to which all metaphysical, moral, and religious knowledge is based on a primitive revelation of God to man handed down in an unbroken tradition. Denying to human reason the power of attaining by itself to any truths, it makes an act of faith in a revealed tradition the origin of all knowledge. It was condemned in a number of decrees and ruled out as a possible Catholic system at the First Vatican Council (1870).
The term is used less strictly by liberal theologians of what they consider unduly conservative beliefs. |
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Traditionalism." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Traditionalism." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Traditionalism.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Traditionalism." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Traditionalism.html |
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traditionalism
tra·di·tion·al·ism / trəˈdishənlˌizəm/ • n. the upholding or maintenance of tradition, esp. so as to resist change. ∎ chiefly hist. the theory that all moral and religious truth comes from divine revelation passed on by tradition, human reason being incapable of attaining it. DERIVATIVES: tra·di·tion·al·ist n. & adj. tra·di·tion·al·is·tic / trəˌdishənlˈistik/ adj. |
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"traditionalism." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "traditionalism." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-traditionalism.html "traditionalism." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-traditionalism.html |
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