Oxford movement

American  

noun

1. the movement toward High Church principles within the Church of England, originating at Oxford University in 1833 in opposition to liberalizing, rationalizing, and evangelical tendencies and emphasizing the principles of primitive and patristic Christianity as well as the historic and catholic character of the church.

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Oxford Movement British  

noun

1. Also called: Tractarianism.  a movement within the Church of England that began at Oxford in 1833 and was led by Pusey, Newman, and Keble. It affirmed the continuity of the Church with early Christianity and strove to restore the High-Church ideals of the 17th century. Its views were publicized in a series of tracts ( Tracts for the Times ) 1833–41. The teaching and practices of the Movement are maintained in the High-Church tradition within the Church of England

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Etymology

Origin of Oxford movement

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

Against the reforming spirit of the age there were contrary forces, the neoreactionaries of “Young England” and the high church revival of the Oxford movement.

From New York Times

But throughout the English Church in general there has been surely a higher spirit at work since that famous Oxford movement which was inspired by John Henry Newman.

From Project Gutenberg

But he did not like the ritualism of the Oxford movement.

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The Oxford movement has left a monument of itself in the College founded in memory of Keble, the gentle and saintly author of "The Christian Year."

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In September, 1874, he held at Oxford great revival meetings, from which the designation of the Oxford movement had its origin.

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