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tradition

Meaning of “tradition”

Teaching or practice handed down from one to another.

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KJV context and cross-referencesBullokar 1616Cawdrey 1604
11 occurrences11 verses5 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Matthew 15:2

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Colossians 2:8
Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
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1611 witness · Colossians 2:8 · retained source text

Beware lest any man spoile you through Philosophie and vaine deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ:

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