countertradition

English

Etymology

counter- +‎ tradition

Noun

countertradition (plural countertraditions)

1. A tradition that goes against another tradition.
   • 2008 June 22, Jacob Heilbrunn, “‘Not My Fault’”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     One answer lies in a less well-known but equally important countertradition, the dyslogistic school of memoir written by former officials who present themselves as disillusioned innocents.