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Tractarianism
[ trak-tair-ee-uh-niz-uhm ]
noun
- the religious opinions and principles of the Oxford movement, especially in its early phase, given in a series of 90 papers called Tracts for the Times, published at Oxford, England, 1833–41.
Tractarianism
/ trækˈtɛərɪəˌnɪzəm /
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Derived Forms
- Tracˈtarian, nounadjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Tractarianism1
1830–40; Tractarian ( def ) + -ism
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Tractarianism1
after the series of tracts, Tracts for the Times , published between 1833 and 1841, in which the principles of the movement were presented
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Example Sentences
In and from Keble the mental activity of Oxford took that contrary direction which issued in what was called Tractarianism.
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But he then proceeds to inform us what should be the true object of national alarm, and that is Tractarianism!
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