Puseyism

[pyoo-zee-iz-uh m]

noun

Tractarianism.

Origin of Puseyism

1830–40; (E. B.) Pusey + -ism

Related formsPu·sey·is·ti·cal, Pu·sey·is·tic, adjectivePu·sey·ite

[pyoo-zee-ahyt] /ˈpyu ziˌaɪt/, noun

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Historical Examples of puseyism

Neither had Laudism revived, under its new name of Puseyism.
Liverpool a few years since
James Aspinall
It is not wonderful that Puseyism should share in this universal indulgence.
The Catholic World. Volume III; Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
E. Rameur
Puseyism may retain as many in the English Church as it may send to Rome.
The London Pulpit
J. Ewing Ritchie
I am apprehensive that some will accuse me of levity in my manner of alluding to Puseyism.
Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries
William Hogan
Well, well, I can always go over to Puseyism to spite my friends, and that's some comfort.
The Letters of Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens

British Dictionary definitions for puseyism

Puseyism

noun

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

Derived FormsPuseyite, noun, adjective

Word Origin for Puseyism

C19: after E. B. Pusey

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