 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Tractarian
noun: a follower of Tractarianism and supporter of the Oxford
movement (which was expounded in pamphlets called Tracts
for the Times)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Tractarian \Trac*ta"ri*an\, adjective
Of or pertaining to the Tractarians, or their principles.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Tractarian \Trac*ta"ri*an\, noun (Ch. of England)
One of the writers of the Oxford tracts, called ''Tracts for
the Times,'' issued during the period 1833-1841, in which
series of papers the sacramental system and authority of the
Church, and the value of tradition, were brought into
prominence. Also, a member of the High Church party, holding
generally the principles of the Tractarian writers; a
Puseyite.
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