Puseyism

[ pyoo-zee-iz-uh m ]

/ ˈpyu ziˌɪz əm /

noun

Tractarianism.

Origin of Puseyism

1830–40; (E. B.) Pusey + -ism

Related forms

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

[pyoo-zee-ahyt] /ˈpyu ziˌaɪt/, noun

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Examples from the Web for puseyism

They seemed to feel that the fortunes of the Papacy would turn mainly upon the fortunes of Puseyism in England.
Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber|James Aitken Wylie
It is also but too possible that Puseyism nay yet rend the English establishment by a similar convulsion.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine -- Volume 55, No. 340, February, 1844|Various
With all its Puseyism and ritualism, England seems to have little real inclination toward the doctrines of Rome.
Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches|Justin McCarthy
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

And no Puseyism either: broad, earnest religious teaching, with a leaning to moderate Anglicanism, should be the faith of Lupton.
The Secret Glory|Arthur Machen

British Dictionary definitions for puseyism

Puseyism

/ (ˈpjuːzɪˌɪzəm) /

noun

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

Derived Forms

Puseyite, noun, adjective

Word Origin for Puseyism

C19: after E. B. Pusey

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