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rad trad

rad trad noun: one affiliated with traditionalist Roman Catholicism, especially taking positions considered not mainstream.

Noun

rad trad (plural rad trads)

  1. (colloquial) One affiliated with traditionalist Roman Catholicism, especially taking positions considered not mainstream.
    • Like so many millennial Catholics, I’m living out traditional values in a radical new way. Does that make me a rad-trad?2019, Masha Goepel, “Life on the Fringe as a Traditional, Radical Catholic”, in Catholic Stand
    Synonyms:
    tradcath

Synonyms of rad trad

Forms of rad trad

pluralrad trads
alternative formradtrad
alternative formrad-trad

Origin of rad trad

Abbreviation of radical traditionalist.

Questions about rad trad

What does rad trad mean?
Rad trad means one affiliated with traditionalist Roman Catholicism, especially taking positions considered not mainstream.
What part of speech is rad trad?
Rad trad is a noun.
What is the plural of rad trad?
The plural of rad trad is rad trads.

Words near rad trad in the dictionary

  1. Raczkas
  2. Raczkowski
  3. Raczkowskis
  4. rad
  5. Rad Cam
  6. rad trad
  7. rad-hard
  8. rad.
  9. rada
  10. Radabaugh
  11. Radabaughs

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