traditionist

American  

[truh-dish-uh-nist] / trəˈdɪʃ ə nɪst /

noun

1. a traditionalist.

2. a person who records, transmits, or is versed in traditions.

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Etymology

Origin of traditionist

First recorded in 1660–70; tradition + -ist

Example Sentences

Sunni.—One of the two principal sects of Muhammadans who follow the orthodox traditions, Sunni meaning traditionist.

From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) by Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)

His own authority as a traditionist was cited by Amr ibn Dinár, Al-Aamash, Al-Auzái, and a great number of others who had heard him teach.

From A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihád' Showing that all the Wars of Mohammad Were Defensive; and that Aggressive War, or Compulsory Conversion, is not Allowed in The Koran - 1885 by Cherágh Ali

He is counted among the most eminent of the Tábis and considered as a traditionist of very highest authority.

From A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihád' Showing that all the Wars of Mohammad Were Defensive; and that Aggressive War, or Compulsory Conversion, is not Allowed in The Koran - 1885 by Cherágh Ali

The most renowned traditionist of the Umayyad age is Muḥammad b.

From A Literary History of the Arabs by Nicholson, Reynold

Man is not to waste his energies in grasping the immense and misty proportions of the beliefs of this or that traditionist or minute systems to which souls are often bent in unwilling conformity.

From The Arena Volume 18, No. 93, August, 1897 by Various