Tractarian
Americannoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Tractarian
Example Sentences
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Tractarian scribes, trying to bring the Anglican Church closer to Roman Catholic practices, rewrote it to take out the Reformation sting.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was active in promoting the Evangelical Alliance of 1845, strongly opposed the Tractarian Movement, and was one of the founders of the Irish Church Missions, and Parker, Societies.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
This was the Tractarian movement, which had early, various, and memorable results.
From Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches by Justin McCarthy
Brought up in the Anglican creed, she fell under the influence of Tractarian teaching at Torquay, and joined the Roman Catholic Church in 1850.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" by Various
The Tractarian movement was giving vigor not only to those who supported it, but to those who withstood it.
From The Great House by Stanley John Weyman
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