Tractarianism

American  

[trak-tair-ee-uh-niz-uhm] / trækˈtɛər i əˌnɪz əm /

noun

1. the religious opinions and principles of the Oxford movement, especially in its early phase, given in a series of 90 papers called Tracts for the Times, published at Oxford, England, 1833–41.

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Tractarianism British  

/ trækˈtɛərɪəˌnɪzəm /

noun

1. another name for the Oxford Movement

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Other Word Forms

• Tractarian
  noun

Etymology

Origin of Tractarianism

1830–40; Tractarian ( def. ) + -ism

Example Sentences

In and from Keble the mental activity of Oxford took that contrary direction which issued in what was called Tractarianism.

From Apologia Pro Vita Sua by Newman, John Henry

It was eagerly pressed with ingenious and persevering arguments by Mr. Golightly, the indefatigable and long-labouring opponent of all that savoured of Tractarianism.

From The Oxford Movement Twelve Years, 1833-1845 by Church, R. W. (Richard William)

It has quieted men's fears with regard to the Pope, and directed them towards Tractarianism.

From Lady John Russell by

"Spasmodic" poetry, the Crimean War, Pre-Raphaelitism, Tractarianism, the good and bad sides of science, and divers other things make a mixture that is not sufficiently concocted and "rectified."

From The English Novel by Saintsbury, George

Mr. Kegan Paul, essayist, critic, editor, and ex-clergyman, was always an interesting figure; and his successive transitions from Tractarianism to Latitudinarianism, and from Agnosticism to Ultramontanism, gave a peculiar piquancy to his utterances on religion.

From Fifteen Chapters of Autobiography by Russell, George William Erskine