Tractarian

[ trak-tair-ee-uhn ]

noun

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

adjective

1. of or relating to Tractarianism or Tractarians.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Tractarian¹

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

Example Sentences

Belated young Tractarians who burn incense in their monastic bedrooms were no more common in Liverpool then than they are to-day.

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This was the Tractarian movement, which had early, various, and memorable results.

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The Tractarian movement was giving vigor not only to those who supported it, but to those who withstood it.

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His friendship towards the Tractarians exposed him to considerable persecution, but his simple manly character and zealous devotion to parochial work gained him the support of widely divergent classes.

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The Tractarian movement had begun with Keble’s Assize Sermon five years before the Queen’s accession.

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