Is there a pejorative synonym for tradition?
For example:
The execution of "witches" during the Salem witch trials is now generally known as a ______.
Is there a pejorative synonym for tradition?
For example:
The execution of "witches" during the Salem witch trials is now generally known as a ______.
Perhaps, superstition in the sense of an irrational practice works here.
The execution of "witches" during the Salem witch trials is now generally known as a superstition.
M-W:
superstition noun
1 a : a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation
The execution of "witches" during the Salem witch trials is now generally known as a stain on the history of the judiciary.
A similar usage of the phrase by the Vatican in 2005:
[...] The Nazis’ systematic extermination of the Jews remains “a shameful stain on the history of humanity,” says the Holy See. - https://zenit.org/articles/holocaust-a-stain-on-history-says-vatican/