tradition vs way

tradition

noun
  • An established or distinctive style or method 

  • The act of delivering into the hands of another; delivery. 

  • A part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation, possibly differing in detail from family to family, such as the way to celebrate holidays. 

  • A commonly held system. 

way

noun
  • A method or manner of doing something; a mannerism. 

  • A roughly-defined geographical area. 

  • The letter for the w sound in Pitman shorthand. 

  • A degree, an amount, a sense. 

  • A tradition within the modern pagan faith of Heathenry, dedication to a specific deity or craft, Way of wyrd, Way of runes, Way of Thor etc. 

  • A state or condition 

  • A road, a direction, a (physical or conceptual) path from one place to another. 

  • Acknowledges that a task has been done well, chiefly in expressions of sarcastic congratulation. 

  • Possibility (usually in the phrases 'any way' and 'no way'). 

  • Determined course; resolved mode of action or conduct. 

  • The longitudinal guiding surfaces on the bed of a planer, lathe, etc. along which a table or carriage moves. 

  • A means to enter or leave a place. 

  • Speed, progress, momentum. 

  • The timbers of shipyard stocks that slope into the water and along which a ship or large boat is launched. 

intj
  • yes; it is true; it is possible 

adv
  • Much. 

  • Far. 

  • Very. 

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