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Conventional vs. Traditional

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Conventional has modern qualities while traditional has ancient qualities because it is related to past.
Traditional term is more stronger than conventional. It remains in existence in any shape while being conventional for a long term means conventional has been changed into short term tradition.
Samantha Walker
Dec 28, 2014
Conventional is an ongoing activity and changes according to modern requirement while tradition never changes.
Religion can be treated as traditional because it sets the ultimate principles for humankind while secularism and humanism can be treated as conventional as they changed according to environment.
Political, economical, defense and public relations policies are examples of conventional while personal life, customs, traditions are examples of traditional.
Conventional is necessary for different countries and nations to live friendly while traditional relates to personal life of an individual.
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Conventional is the first stage of human thought and traditional is the ultimate result of that thought.
Samantha Walker
Dec 28, 2014

Conventional and Traditional Definitions

Conventional

Based on or in accordance with general agreement, use, or practice; customary
Conventional symbols.
A conventional form of address.

Traditional

Of, relating to, or in accord with tradition
A traditional wedding ceremony.

Conventional

Conforming to established practice or accepted standards; traditional
A conventional church wedding.

Traditional

Of, relating to, or derived from tradition.
This dance is one of the traditional customs in the area.
I think her traditional values are antiquated.

Conventional

Devoted to or bound by conventions to the point of artificiality; ceremonious.
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Traditional

Communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only.
Traditional expositions of the Scriptures

Conventional

Unimaginative; conformist
Longed to escape from their conventional, bourgeois lives.

Traditional

Observant of tradition; attached to old customs; old-fashioned.

Conventional

Represented, as in a work of art, in simplified or abstract form.

Traditional

In lieu of the name of the composer of a piece of music, whose real name is lost in the mists of time.

Conventional

(Law) Based on consent or agreement; contractual.
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Traditional

Relating to traditional Chinese.
The traditional form of the character has twice as many strokes as the simplified form.

Conventional

Of, relating to, or resembling an assembly.

Traditional

A person with traditional beliefs.

Conventional

Using means other than nuclear energy
Conventional power plants.

Traditional

Of or pertaining to tradition; derived from tradition; communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only; transmitted from age to age without writing; as, traditional opinions; traditional customs; traditional expositions of the Scriptures.

Conventional

Using means other than nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons
Conventional warfare.

Traditional

Observant of tradition; attached to old customs; old-fashioned.

Conventional

Pertaining to a convention, as in following generally accepted principles, methods and behaviour.

Traditional

Consisting of or derived from tradition;
Traditional history
Traditional morality

Conventional

Ordinary, commonplace.
They wear conventional clothes, eat conventional food, and keep conventional hours.

Traditional

Pertaining to time-honored orthodox doctrines;
The simple security of traditional assumptions has vanished

Conventional

Banal, trite, hackneyed, unoriginal or clichéd.

Conventional

(weapons) Pertaining to a weapon which is not a weapon of mass destruction.

Conventional

(agriculture) Making use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.

Conventional

(bridge) In accordance with a bidding convention, as opposed to a natural bid.

Conventional

(finance) A conventional gilt-edged security, a kind of bond paying the holder a fixed cash payment (or coupon) every six months until maturity, at which point the holder receives the final payment and the return of the principal.

Conventional

Formed by agreement or compact; stipulated.
Conventional services reserved by tenures upon grants, made out of the crown or knights' service.

Conventional

Growing out of, or depending on, custom or tacit agreement; sanctioned by general concurrence or usage; formal.
The conventional language appropriated to monarchs.
The ordinary salutations, and other points of social behavior, are conventional.

Conventional

Based upon tradition, whether religious and historical or of artistic rules.

Conventional

Following accepted customs and proprieties;
Conventional wisdom
She had strayed from the path of conventional behavior
Conventional forms of address
Unconventional life styles

Conventional

Conforming with accepted standards;
A conventional view of the world

Conventional

(weapons) using non-nuclear energy for propulsion or destruction;
Conventional warfare
Conventional weapons

Conventional

Unimaginative and conformist;
Conventional bourgeois lives
Conventional attitudes

Conventional

Represented in simplified or symbolic form

Conventional

In accord with or being a tradition or practice accepted from the past;
A conventional church wedding with the bride in traditional white
The conventional handshake

Conventional

Rigidly formal or bound by convention;
Their ceremonious greetings did not seem heartfelt

What is Conventional?

The most easier definition of conventional is to accepting general acceptable, common principles, norms or agreements between people. It can be made of by past practices and experiences or by the future consensus of people. Main advantage of conventional is that it is based on some logic. It is an ongoing activity, which changes according to style and policies of people. For example, in Asian country, Sunday is a holiday so it becomes conventional. Member countries of UNO, IMF, WTO or International Organizations are bound to follow the rules and regulations of these bodies because by becoming the members they agreed for that. Whenever there will be change in the policy, all the member countries are restricted to follow the same and disown the old policies. It is a best example of conventional.

What is Traditional?

Traditional relates to those principles and policies, which had been agreed in past and passing down to next generation with the passage of time. It is hard to change the traditions. For example, in Asian countries bridal wears red dress on her marriage while in western countries bridal used white dress. Both are traditions of their respective region. Logic behind this concepts is that their forefathers used that dress for marriages in their time. Tradition can be in form of long term and short term. Mostly seasonal fashion are treated as short term tradition while our customs, traditions, religion and personal lifestyle are long term tradition. Tradition can be common as well as different between different people. Mostly it exists in different shapes. From dress to eating, every nation have different tradition than others.

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