All 12 Uses
tradition
in
The Alchemist, by Coelho
(Edited)
- The third said that it was a tradition in the Orient to use crystal glasses for tea because it had magical powers.
p. 61.7tradition = long-established practice
- He should respect tradition.
p. 93.9 *tradition = practices passed down through generations
- I have forgotten about my past, about my traditions, and the way in which men of the desert expect women to behave.
p. 100.4traditions = long-established practices
- We always observe the Tradition.
p. 111.1tradition = long-established practice
- The Tradition saved Egypt from famine in those days, and made the Egyptians the wealthiest of peoples.
p. 111.1
- The Tradition teaches men how to cross the desert, and how their children should marry.
p. 111.1tradition = a practice passed down through generations
- The Tradition says that an oasis is neutral territory, because both sides have oases, and so both are vulnerable.
p. 111.2tradition = long-established practice
- But the Tradition also says that we should believe the messages of the desert.
p. 111.3tradition = a practice passed down through generations
- That afternoon, he was brought before the tribal chieftains, who asked him why he had violated the Tradition.
p. 116.9tradition = long-established practice
- The tribal chieftain said that he felt sorry for the tribesmen, but that the Tradition was sacred.
p. 117.1tradition = a practice passed down through generations
- The boy knew that it was a violation of the Tradition, but that didn't matter to him now.
p. 125.9
- I just know that the Tradition is always right.
p. 141.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(tradition) a long-established or previously long-established practice or belief
and/or:
one or more practices, beliefs, or stories passed down through generations within a specific culture or group - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)