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 imagine the crime of Puseyism, in the eyes of most churchmen, is the crime of a pretty woman in an assembly of haggard crones. 

From The London Pulpit by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)

And we need scarce remind the reader how peculiarly this may be the case with Scotland, whose acres, in such large proportions, are under the control of an incipient Puseyism already.

From Leading Articles on Various Subjects by Davidson, John

Well, well, I can always go over to Puseyism to spite my friends, and that's some comfort.

From The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 1, 1833-1856 by Hogarth, Georgina

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

If Puseyism does not bid fair to possess a majority of the people of the country, it bids fair at least to possess a majority of its acres.

From Leading Articles on Various Subjects by Davidson, John