Tractarian

American  

[trak-tair-ee-uhn] / trækˈtɛər i ən /

noun

1. one of the supporters of Tractarianism; a supporter of the Oxford movement.

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adjective

1. of or relating to Tractarianism or Tractarians.

Etymology

Origin of Tractarian

First recorded in 1815–25; tract ² + -arian

Example Sentences

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

Dean Bradley remarks how remote was their outlook on the world from that of the Oxford of his time, dominated by the Tractarian movement.

From Tennyson and His Friends by Various

He afterwards went to Oxford and took an M.A. degree there, and he was regarded for a time as a sort of outlying sympathiser with the Tractarian Movement.

From A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) by Saintsbury, George

The Tractarian movement was ultimately terminated by the secession of Newman and many of his associates from the Church of England, and their admission to the Church of Rome.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History by Various

He had been brought up in Tractarian views, and is said to have been at one time on the point of entering the Church of Rome.

From Studies in Contemporary Biography by Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount