Sentence:  As Yinger has pointed out , the `` reliance on symbols , on tradition , on sacred writings , on the cultivation of emotional feelings of identity and harmony with sacred <WSD>values</WSD> , turns one to the past far more than to the future '' . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  beliefs of a person or social group in which they have an emotional investment (either for or against something)