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tradition
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tradition
1. Christianity a doctrine or body of doctrines regarded as having been established by Christ or the apostles though not contained in Scripture
2. Judaism a body of laws regarded as having been handed down from Moses orally and only committed to writing in the 2nd century ad
3. the beliefs and customs of Islam supplementing the Koran, esp as embodied in the Sunna
4. Law, chiefly Roman and Scots the act of formally transferring ownership of movable property; delivery


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During the press briefing, Kimberly-Clark's Grace Hong and folk custom specialist Dr.
The first series is confined to ritual drama, while the second ranges widely over folk customs in Hakka districts.
In order to maintain his theme, Kirsch sometimes has to stretch his points--to confuse folk customs with theology or to equate ignorance with principled dissent.
 
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