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

I always considered the attempt, a few years since, to convert the inhabitants of Nantucket to Puseyism, by a practical appeal to their self interest, however ingeniously contrived, a very wicked thing.

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“Puseyism” had been in the highest degree conservative, basing itself on authority and tradition, and repudiating any compromise with the modern critical and liberalizing spirit.

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I am apprehensive that some will accuse me of levity in my manner of alluding to Puseyism.

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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.

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In a mild form, that tendency gently blooms as Puseyism. 

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