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Traditionalist

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Adhering to tradition, especially in religious practices.

    "The day before, Cardinal Burke and other traditionalist prelates made public an exchange of letters with Francis in which they aired grave doubts about the legitimacy of a major assembly of the world’s bishops and laypeople that will, on Wednesday, begin discussing some of the most sensitive topics in the church."

Adjective
  1. 1
    stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A person who adheres to tradition, especially in cultural or religious practices.

    "Pullman traditionalists will no doubt maintain that the full-service-at-every-seat principle is popular with their clientele; […]."

  2. 2
    one who adheres to traditional views wordnet
  3. 3
    A traditional climbing climber.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From traditional + -ist.

Etymology 2

From traditional + -ist.

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