The Germans preserve an ancient tradition that, during their flight into Egypt, the Holy Family came to a dense forest, in which, but for an angelic guide, they must have lost their way.
It dates from "after the death of Peter" (64-5) according to ancient tradition.
To some it only proves either the futility of criticism, or the worthlessness of ancient tradition.
And this hope was nursed by ancient tradition, which had found expression from time to time in the celebrated lines of Seneca and in many other places.
I mean to say, he replied, that in mind you are all young; there is no old opinion handed down among you by ancient tradition, nor any science which is hoary with age.
On the contrary, it will be found to fit in with the whole body of ancient tradition, and taken along with the other evidences, it will be found to give life and reality to the history of an obscure yet most interesting period.
I have found nothing to show clearly whether their human descendants, the Gaels, were thought to have originated in Ireland or outside of it, except perhaps one scrap of ancient tradition.
Here every one will recognise the battle of the Tegeate with the Hyllean as an ancient tradition.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "ancient tradition" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
