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παράδοση — meaning in English

paradosi

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English meaning

  • culture noun The shared customs, beliefs, arts, and way of life of a particular group of people.
  • deliverance noun The act of being freed or rescued from danger, captivity, or hardship.
  • delivery noun The act of bringing goods, mail, or a service to the person receiving them.
  • surrender verb To stop fighting or resisting and give oneself up to an opponent.
  • tradition noun A custom, belief, or practice passed down within a family, community, or culture over generations.
  • transfer verb To move something from one place, person, or thing to another.

Senses

παράδοση is used for these senses in English:

  • culture (anthropology) Any knowledge passed from one generation to the next, not necessarily with respect to human beings.
  • deliverance The act of delivering or conveying something.
  • delivery The act of conveying something.
  • surrender An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation.
  • tradition A part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation, possibly differing in detail from family to family, such as the way to celebrate holidays.
  • transfer (uncountable) The act of conveying or removing something from one place, person or thing to another.

culture — full definition

  1. noun The shared customs, beliefs, arts, and way of life of a particular group of people.
  2. verb To grow living cells, bacteria, or tissue under controlled conditions.

deliverance — full definition

  1. noun The act of being freed or rescued from danger, captivity, or hardship.
  2. noun The act of handing something over or bringing it to its destination.

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