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Tractarian
[ trak-tair-ee-uhn ]
noun
- one of the supporters of Tractarianism; a supporter of the Oxford movement.
adjective
- of or relating to Tractarianism or Tractarians.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Tractarian1
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Example Sentences
The Tractarian movement was, of course, the first of the religious disturbances to which we refer, and much the most powerful.
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At Oxford he had lived exclusively among men, while the Tractarian Movement had offered a sufficient outlet to all his emotion.
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The goodwill of the Tractarian firm (if we may so express it) has now been acquired by men with very different aims and methods.
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The finding of the court, however, was reversed by the privy council, and its judgment dealt a new blow at the Tractarian party.
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The landmarks of the Tractarian story are familiar, and I do not ask the reader in any detail to retrace them.
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