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Puseyism

[pyoo-zee-iz-uhm]

noun

Tractarianism.

Origin:
1830–40; (E. B.) Pusey + -ism

Related forms

Pu·sey·is·ti·cal, Pu·sey·is·tic, adjective

Pu·sey·ite

[pyoo-zee-ahyt] , noun

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Puseyism (ˈpjuːzɪˌɪzəm)

—n
	a derogatory term for the Oxford Movement used by its contemporary opponents

[C19: after E. B. Pusey]

'Puseyite

—n, —*adj*

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