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Adhering to beliefs or practices approved by authority or tradition

time-honored
Respected or adhered to because of age or age-old observance.

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1. Respected or adhered to because of age or age-old observance.
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sanctioned
Simple past tense and past participle of sanction.

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1. Simple past tense and past participle of sanction.
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received
Having been accepted as true or worthy:

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1. Having been accepted as true or worthy:
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orthodox
Adhering to the accepted or traditional and established faith, especially in religion.
Adhering to the Christian faith as expressed in the early Christian ecumenical creeds.
Of or relating to any of the churches or rites of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

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1. Adhering to the accepted or traditional and established faith, especially in religion.
2. Adhering to the Christian faith as expressed in the early Christian ecumenical creeds.
3. Of or relating to any of the churches or rites of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
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statutory
Of or relating to a statute.
Enacted, regulated, or authorized by statute.

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1. Of or relating to a statute.
2. Enacted, regulated, or authorized by statute.
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authoritative
Having or arising from authority; official:
Of acknowledged accuracy or excellence; highly reliable:
Demonstrating authority; commanding:

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1. Having or arising from authority; official:
2. Of acknowledged accuracy or excellence; highly reliable:
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accepted
Widely encountered, used, or recognized:

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1. Widely encountered, used, or recognized:
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sanctioned
Simple past tense and past participle of sanction.

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1. Simple past tense and past participle of sanction.
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