Found 2 items, similar to Tractarian.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Tractarian
Tractarian
n : a follower of Tractarianism and supporter of the Oxford
movement (which was expounded in pamphlets called Tracts
for the Times)
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Tractarian
Tractarian
\Trac*ta"ri*an\, a.
Of or pertaining to the Tractarians, or their principles.
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Tractarian
\Trac*ta"ri*an\, n. (Ch. of England)
One of the writers of the Oxford tracts, called
“Tracts for
the Times,” issued during the period 1833-1841, in which
series of papers the sacramental system and authority of the
Church, and the value of tradition, were brought into
prominence. Also, a member of the High Church party, holding
generally the principles of the Tractarian writers; a
Puseyite.
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