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| Main Entry: | custom |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | habitual action |
| Synonyms: | addiction, characteristic, daily grind, fashion, form, grind*, groove, habit, hang-up*, into*, manner, matter of course, mode, observance, practice, praxis, precedent, procedure, routine, rule, second nature*, shot, swim, thing, trick, usage, use, way, wont, beaten path, consuetude, habitude, proprieties |
| Notes: | costume and custom were actually two forms of the same Latin root consuetudinem 'habit, custom,' with costume first meaning 'manners and customs belonging to a particular time and place' |
| Antonyms: | departure, deviation, difference, divergence, irregularity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | custom |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ritual, traditional action |
| Synonyms: | attitude, canon, ceremony, character, convention, design, etiquette, fashion, form, formality, manner, matter of course, method, mode, mold, mores, observance, observation, pattern, performance, policy, practice, praxis, precedent, precept, rite, routine, rule, second nature*, style, system, taste, type, unwritten law, usage, use, vogue, way, conventionalism, customariness, dictates, established way, folkways, inheritence, unwritten rule |
| Antonyms: | departure, deviation |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | commemoration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | honoring, observance |
| Synonyms: | celebration, ceremony, custom, recognition, remembrance, tribute, memorial service, monumentalization |
| Antonyms: | neglect, negligence, forgetting, unobservance |
| Main Entry: | dues |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | payment for membership |
| Synonyms: | ante, assessment, charge, collection, contribution, custom, debit, debt, duty, fee, kickback, levy, liability, obligation, pay, protection, tax, toll, arrearage, charges, rates |
| Main Entry: | fad |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | craze |
| Synonyms: | affectation, amusement, caprice, chic, conceit, cry, custom, dernier cri, eccentricity, fancy, fantasy, fashion, frivolity, furor, hobby, humor, innovation, kick, kink, mania, mode, passion, quirk, rage, sport, style, thing, trend, vagary, vogue, whim, whimsy, wrinkle, fool notion, in, in thing, latest word, new look, newest wrinkle, passing fancy |
| Antonyms: | standard, tradition |
| Main Entry: | fancy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extravagant, ornamental |
| Synonyms: | adorned, baroque, chichi*, complicated, cushy, custom, decorative, deluxe, elaborate, elegant, fanciful, florid, gaudy, intricate, lavish, ornate, ostentatious, resplendent, rich, rococo, showy, special, spiffy*, sumptuous, unusual, beautifying, decorated, embellished, frilly, froufrou, garnished, gingerbread |
| Antonyms: | plain, unfancy, unornamented |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | folklore |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tales from the past |
| Synonyms: | ballad, custom, fable, legend, myth, mythology, superstition, tradition, wisdom, folk story, mythos, oral literature |
| Main Entry: | formula |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | set preparation; rule, recipe |
| Synonyms: | blueprint, canon, code, credo, creed, custom, description, direction, equation, form, maxim, method, modus operandi, precept, prescription, principle, procedure, rite, ritual, rote, theorem, way, formulary, rubric, specifications |
| Main Entry: | heritage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person's background, tradition |
| Synonyms: | ancestry, bequest, birthright, convention, culture, custom, endowment, estate, fashion, inheritance, legacy, lot, patrimony, portion, right, share, tradition, dowry, heirship, heritance |
| Main Entry: | levy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | assessment, tax |
| Synonyms: | burden, collection, custom, duty, excise, fee, gathering, imposition, impost, muster, tariff, toll, exaction |
| Main Entry: | lore |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | myths, traditional wisdom |
| Synonyms: | adage, belief, custom, doctrine, enlightenment, erudition, experience, fable, folklore, information, knowledge, learning, legend, mythology, saga, saying, scholarship, science, superstition, tale, teaching, tradition, letters, mythos, saw |
| Main Entry: | policy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | procedure, tactics |
| Synonyms: | action, administration, approach, arrangement, behavior, code, course, custom, design, guideline, line, management, method, order, organization, plan, practice, program, protocol, red tape*, rule, scheme, stratagem, strategy, tenet, theory, channels, polity, the book, the numbers |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | procedure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | process, system for accomplishing something |
| Synonyms: | action, agenda, conduct, course, custom, daily grind, fashion, form, formula, game plan*, gimmick, grind, idea, layout, line, maneuver, measure, method, mode, modus operandi, move, nuts and bolts*, operation, performance, plan, policy, practice, proceeding, program, red tape*, routine, scheme, setup, step, strategy, style, transaction, agendum, channels, polity, the book, the numbers |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | protocol |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rules of conduct, behavior in certain situation |
| Synonyms: | agreement, code, compact, concordat, contract, conventions, courtesy, covenant, custom, decorum, etiquette, formalities, good form, manners, obligation, order, p's and q's, pact, politesse, propriety, treaty |
| Antonyms: | bad manners, crudeness, impropriety |
| Main Entry: | rite |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ceremony, tradition |
| Synonyms: | act, celebration, ceremonial, communion, custom, form, formality, liturgy, observance, occasion, ordinance, practice, procedure, ritual, sacrament, service, solemnity |
| Main Entry: | ritual |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ceremony, tradition |
| Synonyms: | act, ceremonial, communion, convention, custom, form, formality, habit, liturgy, observance, ordinance, practice, prescription, procedure, protocol, red tape*, rite, routine, sacrament, service, solemnity, stereotype, usage |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | routine |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | habitual activity |
| Synonyms: | act, bit, custom, cycle, daily grind, drill, formula, grind*, groove*, habit, line, method, order, pace, pattern, piece, practice, procedure, program, rat race*, rote, round, rut, spiel*, system, tack, technique, usage, way, wont, beaten path, channels, schtick, treadmill |
| Antonyms: | break, excitement, unusual |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sacrament |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rite |
| Synonyms: | baptism, celebration, ceremony, communion, confession, confirmation, custom, holy orders, liturgy, marriage, matrimony, oath, observance, practice, ritual, service, vow |
| Main Entry: | stereotype |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | idea held as standard, example |
| Synonyms: | average, convention, custom, fashion, formula, institution, mold, pattern, boilerplate, received idea |
| Antonyms: | difference |
| Main Entry: | tradition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | established practice |
| Synonyms: | attitude, belief, birthright, conclusion, convention, culture, custom, customs, ethics, fable, folklore, form, habit, heritage, idea, inheritance, institution, law, legend, lore, mores, myth, mythology, opinion, practice, praxis, ritual, unwritten law, usage, wisdom, ethic, mythos |
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