Found 2 items, similar to Oxford movement.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Oxford movement Oxford movement n : 19th-century movement in the Church of England opposing liberal tendencies
English → English (gcide) Definition: Oxford movement Oxford \Ox"ford\, prop. a. Of or pertaining to the city or university of Oxford, England. [1913 Webster] Oxford movement. See Tractarianism. Oxford School, a name given to those members of the Church of England who adopted the theology of the so-called Oxford “Tracts for the Times,” issued the period 1833 -- 1841. --Shipley. Oxford tie, a kind of shoe, laced on the instep, and usually covering the foot nearly to the ankle. [1913 Webster]