Puseyism

American  

[pyoo-zee-iz-uhm] / ˈpyu ziˌɪz əm /

noun

1. Tractarianism.

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Puseyism British  

/ ˈpjuːzɪˌɪzəm /

noun

1. a derogatory term for the Oxford Movement used by its contemporary opponents

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Other Word Forms

• Puseyistic adjective
• Puseyistical adjective
• Puseyite noun

Etymology

Origin of Puseyism

1830–40; (E. B.) Pusey + -ism

Example Sentences

He was at Oxford during the early years of the movement known as Puseyism, and was powerfully influenced by association with Newman, Pusey and Keble.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various

The clamour against Puseyism had died down, and the hostility of the evangelicals was no longer keen; otherwise it was the old story.

From The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 by Morley, John

What do such words as Puseyism, Jesuitism, Buddhism, and now even Pre-Darwinism and Pre-Lamarckism signify?

From The Silesian Horseherd - Questions of the Hour by Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max)

They seemed to feel that the fortunes of the Papacy would turn mainly upon the fortunes of Puseyism in England.

From Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge by Wylie, James Aitken

Mr. Cruse was a University man, of course; had been educated at Trinity College Cambridge, and piqued himself much on being far removed from the dangers of Puseyism.

From The Bertrams by Trollope, Anthony