religious tradition
C331
concept
A religious tradition is an enduring, socially shared system of beliefs, practices, narratives, and institutions that shapes how a community understands and relates to the sacred, the moral order, and ultimate meaning.
All labels observed (68)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| religious community | 139 |
| religious tradition canonical | 94 |
| new religious movement | 40 |
| Marian devotion | 38 |
| polytheistic religion | 38 |
| syncretic religion | 35 |
| Buddhist tradition | 28 |
| spiritual tradition | 19 |
| Christian tradition | 17 |
| Hindu religious tradition | 17 |
| spiritual path | 16 |
| folk religion | 14 |
| doctrine | 12 |
| theological tradition | 12 |
| Jewish mystical tradition | 8 |
| Christian liturgical tradition | 7 |
| religious belief system | 7 |
| Hindu philosophical tradition | 6 |
| religious ideology | 6 |
| branch of Judaism | 5 |
| historical religious tradition | 5 |
| traditional belief system | 5 |
| Hindu tradition | 4 |
| Afro-diasporic religion | 3 |
| Catholic spiritual tradition | 3 |
| Islamic mysticism | 3 |
| belief system | 3 |
| religious tradition category | 3 |
| yoga tradition | 3 |
| Afro-diasporic spiritual tradition | 2 |
| biblical tradition | 2 |
| devotional tradition | 2 |
| henotheistic tradition | 2 |
| pre-Christian belief system | 2 |
| regional religious tradition | 2 |
| religious civilization | 2 |
| religious mystery tradition | 2 |
| religious system | 2 |
| African American religious tradition | 1 |
| Chinese religion | 1 |
| Christian monastic movement | 1 |
| Eastern Christian devotion | 1 |
| Holiness tradition | 1 |
| Jesus tradition | 1 |
| Limbu religious tradition | 1 |
| Religiöse Tradition | 1 |
| Samaritan religious tradition | 1 |
| Western esoteric tradition | 1 |
| esoteric Christian tradition | 1 |
| esoteric religious tradition | 1 |
| group of religious traditions | 1 |
| liberal Christian tradition | 1 |
| liturgical tradition | 1 |
| normative tradition | 1 |
| oral religious tradition | 1 |
| peyote religion | 1 |
| religious and artistic tradition | 1 |
| religious and cultural tradition | 1 |
| religious artistic tradition | 1 |
| religious tradition in Canada | 1 |
| religious tradition in Vietnam | 1 |
| religious way of life | 1 |
| religious-cultural tradition | 1 |
| religious-tradition-association | 1 |
| socioreligious concept | 1 |
| spiritual tradition category | 1 |
| theistic tradition | 1 |
| traditional Chinese belief system | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: religious tradition
Generated description
A religious tradition is an enduring, socially shared system of beliefs, practices, narratives, and institutions that shapes how a community understands and relates to the sacred, the moral order, and ultimate meaning.
Instances (596)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism | Buddhist tradition |
| Canaanite religion | polytheistic religion |
| Three People’s Principles | doctrine |
| Athonite monastic communities | religious community |
| Yarsanism | syncretic religion |
| Ahl-e Haqq | — |
| Islam in Lake Chad region | — |
| Slavic mythology | polytheistic religion |
| Sumerian religion | polytheistic religion |
| Shaivism | Hindu tradition |
| Christian Kabbalah | esoteric Christian tradition |
| Hoahaoism | folk religion |
|
Mishur (oral religious tradition)
surface form:
Mishur
|
oral religious tradition |
| Confucianism | — |
| Japanese Buddhism | — |
| Shaktism | Hindu tradition |
| United Protestantism | Christian tradition |
| Hermetic Qabalah | Western esoteric tradition |
| St. Matthew's congregation | religious community |
| Merkavah mysticism | Jewish mystical tradition |
| Native American Church | new religious movement |
| Karaims | religious community |
| Slavic Orthodox Churches | — |
| Longhouse religion | new religious movement |
| Orthodox Judaism | branch of Judaism |
| Anglican rite | Christian liturgical tradition |
| Etruscan religion | polytheistic religion |
| the Way | spiritual path |
| Western religions | religious tradition category |
| Angelus | Marian devotion |
| Hmong folk religion | folk religion |
| Taoism | — |
| Byzantine theology | theological tradition |
| Florentine Jewish community | religious community |
| Digambara Jains | religious community |
| Nirgranthas | religious community |
| Edwardsean | theological tradition |
| Assyrian religion | polytheistic religion |
| Neolog Judaism | branch of Judaism |
| East Syriac rite | Christian liturgical tradition |
| Lipovans | religious community |
| Islam in South Asia | — |
| Mesopotamian religion | polytheistic religion |
| Berlin Jewish community | religious community |
| Episcopal congregation of Harpers Ferry | religious community |
| local Catholic parish of San Cassiano in Pennino | religious community |
| Candomblé | syncretic religion |
| English Separatists in Leiden | religious community |
| Nanakpanthi traditions | — |
| Yoruba religion | polytheistic religion |