Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Tractarian"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tractarian \Trac*ta"ri*an\, n. (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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tractarian \Trac*ta"ri*an\, a.
Of or pertaining to the Tractarians, or their principles.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Tractarian
n : a follower of Tractarianism and supporter of the Oxford
movement (which was expounded in pamphlets called "Tracts
for the Times") [syn: {Tractarian}]
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