Tractarian

[ trak-tair-ee-uhn ]

noun
  1. one of the supporters of Tractarianism; a supporter of the Oxford movement.

adjective
  1. of or relating to Tractarianism or Tractarians.

Origin of Tractarian

1
First recorded in 1815–25; tract2 + -arian

Words Nearby Tractarian

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How to use Tractarian in a sentence

  • The Tractarian movement was, of course, the first of the religious disturbances to which we refer, and much the most powerful.

    Oxford | Andrew Lang
  • At Oxford he had lived exclusively among men, while the Tractarian Movement had offered a sufficient outlet to all his emotion.

  • The goodwill of the Tractarian firm (if we may so express it) has now been acquired by men with very different aims and methods.

    Outspoken Essays | William Ralph Inge
  • The finding of the court, however, was reversed by the privy council, and its judgment dealt a new blow at the Tractarian party.

  • The landmarks of the Tractarian story are familiar, and I do not ask the reader in any detail to retrace them.