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Princeton's WordNet

  1. time-honored, time-honouredadjective

    acceptable for a long time

    "time-honored customs"

  2. time-honored, time-honouredadjective

    honored because of age or long usage

    "time-honored institutions"

Wiktionary

  1. time-honoredadjective

    honored because of great age, or long usage

Wikipedia

  1. time-honored

    A tradition is a belief or behavior (folk custom) passed down within a group or society with symbolic meaning or special significance with origins in the past. A component of cultural expressions and folklore, common examples include holidays or impractical but socially meaningful clothes (like lawyers' wigs or military officers' spurs), but the idea has also been applied to social norms such as greetings. Traditions can persist and evolve for thousands of years—the word tradition itself derives from the Latin tradere literally meaning to transmit, to hand over, to give for safekeeping. While it is commonly assumed that traditions have an ancient history, many traditions have been invented on purpose, whether that be political or cultural, over short periods of time. Various academic disciplines also use the word in a variety of ways. The phrase "according to tradition", or "by tradition", usually means that whatever information follows is known only by oral tradition, but is not supported (and perhaps may be refuted) by physical documentation, by a physical artifact, or other quality evidence. Tradition is used to indicate the quality of a piece of information being discussed. For example, "According to tradition, Homer was born on Chios, but many other locales have historically claimed him as theirs." This tradition may never be proven or disproven. In another example, "King Arthur, by tradition a true British king, has inspired many well loved stories." Whether they are documented fact or not does not decrease their value as cultural history and literature.Traditions are a subject of study in several academic fields, especially in social sciences such as folklore studies, anthropology, archaeology, and biology. The concept of tradition, as the notion of holding on to a previous time, is also found in political and philosophical discourse. For example, it is the basis of the political concept of traditionalism, and also strands of many world religions including traditional Catholicism. In artistic contexts, tradition is used to decide the correct display of an art form. For example, in the performance of traditional genres (such as traditional dance), adherence to guidelines dictating how an art form should be composed are given greater importance than the performer's own preferences. A number of factors can exacerbate the loss of tradition, including industrialization, globalization, and the assimilation or marginalization of specific cultural groups. In response to this, tradition-preservation attempts have now been started in many countries around the world, focusing on aspects such as traditional languages. Tradition is usually contrasted with the goal of modernity and should be differentiated from customs, conventions, laws, norms, routines, rules and similar concepts.

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  1. time-honored

    Time-honored refers to a custom, idea, belief, or method that has been in existence, accepted, or followed for a very long time, thus earning respect, trust, and acceptance. It implies that something is valued and considered reliable due to its long-standing usage or practice.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Time-honoredadjective

    honored for a long time; venerable, and worthy of honor, by reason of antiquity, or long continuance

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of time-honored in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of time-honored in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of time-honored in a Sentence

  1. Joe Trippi:

    It’s a time-honored tradition, and a lot of candidates remember who was there early, who was willing to take the leap.

  2. Larry Weltman:

    For real estate agents, being able to market themselves as well as they can market houses is a key step to building a successful business. Promoting yourself successfully involves building lasting personal and professional relationships, marketing your best attributes and following some time-honored techniques for finding and retaining clients.

  3. Patrick McHenry:

    I am proud to represent a district with deep ties to motorsports and I understand the vital role the sport plays supporting local jobs in our area, the RPM Act will help to ensure enthusiasts of the sport in North Carolina and across the country can continue the time-honored tradition of modifying stock vehicles for competitive racing.

  4. Jimmy Carter:

    We live in a time of transition, an uneasy era which is likely to endure for the rest of this century. During the period we may be tempted to abandon some of the time-honored principles and commitments which have been proven during the difficult times of past generations. We must never yield to this temptation. Our American values are not luxuries, but necessities - not the salt in our bread, but the bread itself.

  5. Nathan Deal:

    From the early days of our nation and state, colleges have been treated as sanctuaries of learning where firearms have not been allowed. To depart from such time-honored protections should require overwhelming justification. I do not find that such justification exists.


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