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Puseyism

American  
[pyoo-zee-iz-uhm] / ˈpju ziˌɪz əm /

Puseyism British  
/ ˈpjuːzɪˌɪzəm /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of Puseyism

1830–40; (E. B.) Pusey + -ism

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Now, one could put up with Puseyism more patiently, if its fallacies arose merely from peculiar temperaments yielding to peculiar temptations.

From On the Old Road, Vol. 2 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature by John Ruskin

The clamour against Puseyism had died down, and the hostility of the evangelicals was no longer keen; otherwise it was the old story.

From The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 by John Morley

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

They seemed to feel that the fortunes of the Papacy would turn mainly upon the fortunes of Puseyism in England.

From Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge by James Aitken Wylie

You never hear of Puseyism in the Tower Hamlets; you might as soon expect to find the Italian Opera there as a St. Barnabas. 

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

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