tradition

The passing down of elements of a culture from generation to generation, especially by oral communication.

A mode of thought or behavior followed by a people continuously from generation to generation; a custom or usage.

A set of such customs and usages viewed as a coherent body of precedents influencing the present: synonym: heritage.

A precept or a body of precepts that are not written in the sacred book of a religion, such as the Bible, but are considered holy or true.

A style or method of an activity or practice, especially of artistic expression, that is recognized and sometimes imitated.

To transmit as a tradition.

The act of handing over something in a formal legal manner; the act of delivering into the hands of another; delivery.

The handing down of opinions, doctrines, practices, rites, and customs from ancestors to posterity; the transmission of any opinion or practice from forefathers to descendants or from one generation to another, by oral communication, without written memorials.

A statement, opinion, or belief, or a body of statements or opinions or beliefs, that has been handed down from age to age by oral communication; knowledge or belief transmitted without the aid of written memorials.